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Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

2 min read

Patent of the Month

The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) Patent Newsletter is a monthly review of patents issued in the fields of security, decorative and data storage holography, along with holographic techniques, processes and displays.

IOTA (IHMA)

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

4 min read

What’s in a Name?

The use of the term ‘holography’ to describe phenomena other than wavefront reconstruction is now well established in the media. Often, the purpose of using the term is to convey a sense of futuristic heightened reality, which can be frustrating to holography purists but could also be seen as praise if you believe the idiom ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’.

AR & VR Holography

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

2 min read

Meta Materials Continues on Acquisitions Trail

Meta Materials Inc, a developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites, announced it has acquired Plasma App Ltd (PAL), in a stock for stock transaction valued at $20 million.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

1 min read

HN Launches Classified Section

The holography industry creates spectacular imagery for applications in art, science and technology. To do this, the industry has developed an intricate jigsaw of equipment, know-how and people.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

4 min read

News in Brief

West Midlands Police (UK) have released information on what to do if you think you have come across a fake banknote, after a video was posted online showing a counterfeit £20 on which the hologram stripe had been simulated by a sticker.

News

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

3 min read

Cisco Explores Health Care Holograms

Holograms have been used, for some time, to aid medical and nursing students in learning medical procedures and studying anatomical structures. And now, tech giant Cisco has redeployed its Webex platform to further the use of holograms for medical applications.

Medical Imaging

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

3 min read

Increasing the Size of Displays with Stackable ‘Holobricks’

Researchers have developed a new method to display holographic images using ‘holobricks’ that can be stacked together to generate large-scale holograms. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Disney Research, have developed a holobrick proof-of-concept, which can tile holograms together to form a large seamless 3D image.

Displays

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

3 min read

Holography of Increasing Importance to Entering the Metaverse

Previously, Holography News® has reported on the differing approaches that companies are following to manufacture wearable virtual reality and augmented reality headsets as entry devices to access the Metaverse – the network creating a virtual 3D world.

Holographic Optical Element (HOE)

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

3 min read

ODDS 2022 – a Constant in an Industry in Transition

Experts, government representatives, technologists and commentators gathered in Austria’s stunning capital city of Vienna (11-13 April) to share recent technical developments in the fields of optical and digital document security.

Events

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

2 min read

Two Quick Reads Through the History of Holography

Anyone looking for a whistle stop literary tour of the milestones that map out the history of holography are fortunate, as two articles have appeared this month that chart the course of the technology – from before Gabor’s invention to future applications in the Metaverse.

AR & VR Free Free

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

5 min read

Company News

Disposable vape brand Geek Bar has launched new packaging aimed at combatting counterfeit products. The launch follows a spate of incidents in which non-compliant vapes have been found for sale throughout the UK.

News

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

4 min read

Inside the Sweet Spot of Holographic Sculptures

The first time I encountered Dr Ioana Pioaru’s work with holographic sculptures was during my visit to Geola’s research labs in the UK for an interview with Prof David Brotherton-Ratcliffe – founder of the Geola Group. Ioana is artist-in-residence at the research facility and her studio is on the second floor above Geola’s OptoLab.

Art & Design Case Studies

Prof Nadir Ahmed

22 March 2022

4 min read

Developing Liquid Crystals for Colour Shifting Anti-Counterfeiting

Idvac Ltd is a private company, based in Manchester Science Park, England, that was founded in 2004 to develop new processes and products for holographic, packaging and solar window films. The company is now developing the use of liquid crystals for packaging and security applications.

Technical Features

Prof Hans Bjelkhagen

22 March 2022

3 min read

Practical Holography Back to Something Resembling Normality

The Practical Holography conference is part of the SPIE Photonics West event in San Francisco. It is an international event in the field of holographic applications and recording materials. The conference provides a venue for all aspects of holography.

Events

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

4 min read

News in Brief

Holographyx has announced that it has recently been granted US Patent # 11,052,020 B2 for its Holo-Blister® product, along with European Patent # EP 3532005 for the development of a cost-effective method to apply holograms to the back of blister packs using conventional heat-seal blister packaging equipment.

News

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

3 min read

Research Brings Quantum Holography Closer to Reality

Quantum effects, at a macroscopic level, are generally drowned out by mechanical and thermal vibrations that immerse our everyday experience. In the past few decades, scientists and engineers have been paying more attention to harnessing the quantum properties of matter at a subatomic level to help develop technologies such as quantum communications, quantum computing and quantum imaging.

Case Studies

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

2 min read

Ken Harris (1946-2022) RIP

Holography News® was saddened to learn of the passing of Ken Harris in Bellinzona, Switzerland on 18 January 2022. People who worked with Ken characterise him as a fascinating man; one of those rare people who combined a high level of creative ability with impressive technical skills.

News

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

3 min read

KURZ Continues to Make Progress on Sustainability

LEONHARD KURZ, originator and manufacturer of security DOVIDs, has released its 2021 sustainability report, its first since joining the UN Global Compact Network last year. The report – titled 'Communication on Progress' – covers developments in the implementation of the ten principles of the UN Global Compact.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

24 Feb. 2022

4 min read

A Hologram for All Theories

Editor Francis Tuffy explores holographic principles used to model scientific theory.

Editorial

Francis Tuffy

24 Feb. 2022

2 min read

LumaChrome Holographic Gives Two-Factor Authentication

Nanotech Security Corporation, now owned by Meta Materials Inc, is perhaps best known for designing, originating, recombining, and mass-producing nanotechnology-based films for securing documents of value against counterfeiting and tampering.

Brand Protection

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