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Chander S Jeena

20 Nov. 2024

1 min read

Scientific Games Scratch Holographic Innovation

Scientific Games (SG), the leading global lottery company, has announced the launch of its latest instant scratch game innovation, FusionHolo™. This new product debuted at the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) 2024 Conference, held in Kansas City, Missouri, from 9-12 September.

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Chander S Jeena

20 Nov. 2024

2 min read

Toppan Acquires HID Citizen Identity Solutions

Toppan Holdings has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Citizen Identity Solutions (CID) division of HID Global from Assa Abloy, marking a significant move in the global identity solutions market.

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Chander S Jeena

20 Nov. 2024

2 min read

Crane Continues Acquisitions, Acquires Assets of TruTag

Continuing its acquisition trail, Crane NXT has now bought the smart packaging assets of California-based ‘TruTag Technologies’.

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Chander S Jeena

20 Nov. 2024

2 min read

Hazen Paper Scores Another Holographic Slam Dunk

Hazen Paper has once again created a unique holographic cover for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Enshrinement yearbook. This is the 12th year that Hazen Paper has created the cover. This year’s cover features a free-form Fresnel lens image of the Hall of Fame dome and a multi-channel hologram of a floating basketball.

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Chander S Jeena

16 Oct. 2024

2 min read

Crane Spreads Its Wings in Authentication

Crane NXT has signed a definitive agreement with De La Rue to acquire its authentication business for £300 million, subject to customary adjustments.

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Chander S Jeena

16 Oct. 2024

2 min read

Foil Industry Welcomes New Entrant: API Transfer Technologies

API Foilmakers, an Aldus Company, has officially announced the launch of a new company—API Transfer Technologies (ATT).

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Chander S Jeena

16 Oct. 2024

1 min read

Morphotonics Gets Series B Funding and Appoints New CEO

Morphotonics is a leader in large-area nanoimprinting, a technology that allows for the mass production of nano-lenses. The company is experiencing a growth spurt at the moment, and, as this article shows, while the techniques used by Morphotonics will be familiar to developers of optical security devices, the applications may not.

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Chander S Jeena

24 Sept. 2024

2 min read

VividQ Scoops $7.5 Million to Turn Normal Displays into Holographic

VividQ has recently raised an additional $7.5 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to over $30 million. The funding round was led by Foresight Group LLP and included new investors such as GameTech Ventures, NY-based Ruttenberg Gordon Investments (RGI), and existing investors.

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Chander S Jeena

22 Aug. 2024

4 min read

De La Rue Authentication Achieves Record Sales, Amid Concerns

De La Rue has announced its full year results for the period ending 30 March 2024, with its Authentication division achieving record sales of £103.2 million. This figure surpasses the division’s £100 million target, and represents a 12.5% increase over 2023. The results are, however, overshadowed by a £235 million loan that becomes payable next July.

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Chander S Jeena

18 July 2024

2 min read

Covestro Enters Formal Negotiations with Adnoc

Covestro – a leading polymer materials and chemicals producer – has announced that it has entered into formal negotiations with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for a potential transaction value of nearly €14.4 billion. Discussions first began last year, but have now moved to the next stage following an increase in ADNOC’s offer from €60 to €62 per share.

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Chander S Jeena

18 July 2024

3 min read

Hitachi’s Holography Electron Microscope Attains Record Resolution

A research team from Japan, including scientists from Hitachi, Kyushu University, RIKEN, and HREM Research, has achieved a significant breakthrough in observing magnetic fields at unimaginably small scales.

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Chander S Jeena

18 July 2024

2 min read

Meta Materials to Sell Its Authentication Business to Authentix

Following the news that Meta Materials had laid off 80% of its workforce and was looking for buyers of the business (see HN June 2024), a filing at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission states that it has agreed to sell most of its authentication business assets (Nanotech Security Corporation, or NCS) to security solutions provider Authentix for $10 million, excluding certain assets such as cash and real estate.

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Chander S Jeena

18 July 2024

1 min read

Hazen Sustainable Innovation at Global Platforms

In last month’s issue, we reported a few holographic sustainable innovations showcased by industry players at Luxe Pack New York, held in May.

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Chander S Jeena

12 June 2024

1 min read

Reconnaissance Launches Reference Glossary for Anticounterfeiting Industry

Reconnaissance International – the leading global source of business intelligence on currency, identity, authentication and traceability – has unveiled a new industry reference glossary.

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Chander S Jeena

12 June 2024

2 min read

Meta Materials Layoff 80% Workforce, Seeks New Capital or Buyer

Meta Materials, a materials and nanotechnology specialist that acquired the security features company Nanotech Security Corp in 2021, has announced an 80% workforce reduction, citing challenges with liquidity and securing additional financing. It is understood that most of the workforce of over 100 has already been let go.

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Chander S Jeena

12 June 2024

2 min read

New Authentication Contract for De La Rue; Sale on the Cards

De La Rue, a longstanding Microsoft partner, has recently signed a five- year renewal contract to provide authentication products to Microsoft’s OEM, Retail, and Xbox channels. The company has been fulfilling this role for several years. Under the agreement, De La Rue will continue to deliver solutions to Microsoft’s partners worldwide.

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Chander S Jeena

20 May 2024

1 min read

Pearl Group Introduces Advanced Holographic Labels

Pearl Group, a global leader in polyurethane insulation solutions, has launched new tamperproof labels with holograms and drum-specific QR codes across its entire product range.

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Chander S Jeena

20 May 2024

2 min read

Ceres Holographics’ Multi-Display Innovation

Ceres Holographics is hoping to disrupt current technology in the automotive display industry with what it claims to be the world’s first in-plane heads-up display (HUD), featuring multiple transparent displays on a single windshield.

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Chander S Jeena

20 May 2024

1 min read

Nitto Announces Strategic Investment in TruLife Optics

Global materials manufacturer Nitto Denko Corp (headquartered in Japan) has announced the acquisition of an undisclosed stake in TruLife Optics (headquartered in the UK), which specialises in the design, prototyping, mass production, and integration of holographic optical elements (HOEs) for wearable augmented reality devices.

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Chander S Jeena

20 May 2024

2 min read

Reconnaissance Announces New Editor

Reconnaissance International, publisher of Holography News® (HN), is delighted to announce the appointment of Chander S Jeena as the new editor of HN.

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Scientific Games Scratch Holographic Innovation

Toppan Acquires HID Citizen Identity Solutions

Crane Continues Acquisitions, Acquires Assets of TruTag

Hazen Paper Scores Another Holographic Slam Dunk

Crane Spreads Its Wings in Authentication

Foil Industry Welcomes New Entrant: API Transfer Technologies

Morphotonics Gets Series B Funding and Appoints New CEO

VividQ Scoops $7.5 Million to Turn Normal Displays into Holographic

De La Rue Authentication Achieves Record Sales, Amid Concerns

Covestro Enters Formal Negotiations with Adnoc

Hitachi’s Holography Electron Microscope Attains Record Resolution

Meta Materials to Sell Its Authentication Business to Authentix

Hazen Sustainable Innovation at Global Platforms

Reconnaissance Launches Reference Glossary for Anticounterfeiting Industry

Meta Materials Layoff 80% Workforce, Seeks New Capital or Buyer

New Authentication Contract for De La Rue; Sale on the Cards

Pearl Group Introduces Advanced Holographic Labels

Ceres Holographics’ Multi-Display Innovation

Nitto Announces Strategic Investment in TruLife Optics

Reconnaissance Announces New Editor

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