Optical Security Technologies


Search


Year

2020

2019


Optical Security: The Ongoing Shield for National IDs

The evolution of identity documents is accelerating. As countries modernise their national ID systems, a noticeable shift is emerging – not just in digital functionality but also in the physical layout of the cards themselves.

Free - April 22, 2025 midnight

TOPPAN Digital Launches Colour Version of Illumigram™

TOPPAN Digital Inc, a subsidiary of TOPPAN Holdings Inc, has developed a new colour version of its innovative Illumigram™ hologram. Originally available only in white, the enhanced version now presents multi-colour 3D text and images that respond to strong light sources, such as a smartphone torch.

Optical Security Technologies - April 22, 2025 midnight

Securing ID Documents Through Holography and Materials Innovations

At the recent High Security Printing™ (HSP) EMEA conference in Basel (3-5 February), Georgios Tziovaras, Global Business Development Manager at Covestro Specialty Films, highlighted the crucial role of holography and advanced optical technologies in modern identity documents.

Free - March 27, 2025 midnight

Optical Security Features Continue on Banknotes

In the January and February 2025 issues of Holography & Optical Technology News™, we covered banknotes featuring optical innovations from Argentina, Mauritius, Romania, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Kenya, China, the Falklands, and Belize.

Banknotes - March 27, 2025 midnight