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Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

4 min read

Improving the Performance of Holographic Displays

Holographic displays project 3D images that appear to float in space, without needing special glasses to view. This makes them useful for applications like education, entertainment, and medicine, but current holographic displays suffer from limitations in viewing angle, image sharpness and depth of field.

Displays Free Free

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

3 min read

What do Audiences Really Think About Holographic Avatars?

At a time when pop stars, sports personalities and politicians are queuing up to have their likenesses enshrined as a hologram for posterity, new research asks whether audiences can really interact with the performer when, in reality, they are not present.

AR & VR

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

3 min read

THCO to Address Security, Standards, Sustainability and Excellence in Holography

The programme has now been published for the Holography Conference 2023, taking place 21-22 November, the only global conference for the commercial holography industry, tracking every new development in holography since 1990.

Events

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

2 min read

Demax Pushes e-Beam to The Maximum

Demax Holograms was one of the first manufacturers of security holograms in eastern Europe and now sells its products to over 70 different countries. It has been a full member of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) since 1996 and took the opportunity to present its latest nano-optical elements for physical security at the recent Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum in Tbilisi, Georgia (2-4 October 2023).

Companies Nano-Optics

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

5 min read

Holograms on ID Documents – Where Next?

Holography, and other optical security devices, have become a mainstay of document design when it comes to protecting the photo and personally identifiable information on ID cards, passports, visa stickers and other documents for authenticating a person.

ID & Secure Documents

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

De La Rue has announced that its Authentication division is on track to exceed £100 million in revenue for fiscal year 2024, demonstrating good growth versus 2023 results, and making it the fastest growing division in the company.

News

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

3 min read

SAFEGUARD Polymer Shine Spotlight on The Caribbean

Over the course of the past four years, four currency series in the Caribbean have converted to polymer – starting with the East Caribbean dollar in 2019, followed by Trinidad & Tobago in 2020, then Barbados in 2022 and, most recently, Jamaica this summer. With the exception of the Trinidad & Tobago series, they all feature holograms on the higher denominations.

Currency

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Holographic Technology Helps Find Needle in a Haystack

Researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have invented an augmented reality headset that uses holographic principles to allow humans to ‘see’ through opaque surfaces. The invention, dubbed ‘X-AR’, combines wireless sensing with computer vision and a floating holographic sphere to enable users to see hidden items.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

BOBST – Still Innovating After All These Years

Ever since surface relief replication became the preferred means of mass production for holography, hot-stamping foil has been a principal method of application – particularly for packaging and secure documents. The machines used to apply holograms at speed and in register are an integral part of the job’s final appearance. Swiss machinery manufacturer, BOBST, has been involved in providing hot-stamp presses to the holography industry for many years, and continues to innovate to this day.

Companies Security Foils Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

HoloCenter Moves to Kingston, NY

Following up on the announcement at the end of last year (see HN November 2022) of the plan to relocate the HoloCenter to the Hudson Valley, we can now report that the HoloCenter is reopening in Kingston, NY, under the guidance of Executive Director, Linda Law.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Call for Papers and IHMA Awards Nominations

The Holography Conference™ is the only global forum for the commercial holography industry – and has tracked every new development in holography since 1990.

Events

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

1 min read

New KINEGRAM Reference Book from KURZ

KURZ, the leading supplier of security foils with diffractive features, has produced a new reference book with a wide selection of images of banknotes that have utilised its KINEGRAM® technology.

Currency

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

TSTF 2023 – Programme Published

Revenue authorities, experts and solution providers from around the world have confirmed their speaking slot at the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™, taking place in Tbilisi, Georgia from 2-4 October 2023.

Events

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Swave’s Holography Vision Raises Additional Funding

eeNews reports that holographic projection startup Swave Photonics NV (Leuven, Belgium) has raised an additional €3 million in seed funding, taking the amount raised by the company to €10 million.

Companies Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Fiji Issues Lucky Dragon Note – Colour, Movement and Depth

The Reserve Bank of Fiji has released a commemorative banknote to celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon. The date of issue – the eighth day of the eighth month – is an auspicious one, the number 8 being the luckiest in Chinese culture, symbolising wealth and good fortune.

Currency Free Free

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Quantum Leap for Meta

In Meta Materials Inc’s recent webinar ‘Producing the World’s First Fully Plasmonic 3D Animated Banknote Security Feature’, Vice President, Technology and Innovation Clint Landrock explained the motivation behind Meta’s KolourOptik® Stripe and its toolkit of customisable authentication effects with 3D parallax (see HN May 2023).

Currency Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Could Holographic Police Officers Help Keep the Peace?

In the 2014 Hollywood movie RoboCop, a detective becomes critically injured and is turned into a cyborg police officer whose programming blurs the line between man and machine. In his on-line opinion piece on the ‘Police1’ platform , Commander Jason Grossini looks to holographic, rather than robotic, police officers to keep the peace.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Holograms Protect and Decorate More Coins

After last month’s coverage in Holography News® of how holograms were helping to create a safer marketplace for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) certified coins, another coin protection programme using holograms has emerged from PCGS.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

A Primer in Holographic Marketing

Groove Jones is a Texas-based technology company that produces augmented and virtual reality interactive applications and digital experiences. It has used holographic techniques to great effect in some of its work and has now produced a useful primer: ‘Holograms 101 and Their Use in Today’s Marketing’.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

Krriyan Kontainers, previously known as Darshan Flexibles, is expanding its operations into holographic solutions for the packaging industry in India.

News

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Improving the Performance of Holographic Displays

What do Audiences Really Think About Holographic Avatars?

THCO to Address Security, Standards, Sustainability and Excellence in Holography

Demax Pushes e-Beam to The Maximum

Holograms on ID Documents – Where Next?

News in Brief

SAFEGUARD Polymer Shine Spotlight on The Caribbean

Holographic Technology Helps Find Needle in a Haystack

BOBST – Still Innovating After All These Years

HoloCenter Moves to Kingston, NY

Call for Papers and IHMA Awards Nominations

New KINEGRAM Reference Book from KURZ

TSTF 2023 – Programme Published

Swave’s Holography Vision Raises Additional Funding

Fiji Issues Lucky Dragon Note – Colour, Movement and Depth

Quantum Leap for Meta

Could Holographic Police Officers Help Keep the Peace?

Holograms Protect and Decorate More Coins

A Primer in Holographic Marketing

News in Brief

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