Machine-Readable Holograms from IQ Structures

IQ Structures, a research and production organisation focused on nanotechnology engineering, part of the IQS Group, has introduced holograms that can be authenticated automatically. All it takes is a normal light and a mobile phone app.

When checking security features, an inspector may not be completely familiar with the authenticity and yet, for various reasons, is not able to verify it against the database entry. This is where IQ Structures believe their machine-readable holograms can help. The operation of the solution is simple: a mobile phone with an app illuminates the hologram, the phone reads the feature and then the app confirms its authenticity.

‘Machine-readable holograms combine two very powerful principles. Our holograms contain unique visual effects that virtually cannot be replicated because they are based on special nanostructures. The second principle is automated control, immune to human failure. Each is powerful, together it is unbreakable,’ says IQ Structures CEO Petr Franc. ‘Our new technology has a range of applications, from personal documents to paper certificates and brand protection.’