Holography News articles from April 2007

Holography News archives from April 2007

Motion chosen for top dollar.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... The refractive optically-variable technology Motion[TM] has been selected as the principal overt security feature on the new US $100. The technology was first developed by Nanoventions and an exclusive licence for its development and use in...

Intrepid Global Imaging: resurrected player in 3D displays.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Company overview)
April 1, 2007... As a result of a reverse takeover (when small companies buy large, generally-quoted, ones) Intrepid Global Imaging 3D is now a public company, quoted on the US Bulletin Board. The company's primary focus is the development of real-time 3D...

ABNH back in the black.(COMPANY NEWS)(Financial report)
April 1, 2007... After a traumatic end to 2005 for American Bank Note Holographics, when Visa pulled the plug on its HoloMag[TM] technology, the recent publication of the company's fourth quarter and full year results on March 30 for 2006 marked a return to...

HI's year of two halves.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Hologram Industries had a very poor first quarter in 2006, which led to a bad first half with sales of only [euro]7m and an operating loss of [euro]0.4m (see HN Vol 20, No 10). But the recovery signs were already apparent in the second quarter...

A 25+ year perspective on holography.(ON THE RECORD)(Interview)
April 1, 2007... At the beginning of this year, Marc Woontner retired as General Manager of ITW COVID's Security Holography Division. He was one of the early pioneers of mass-produced commercial holograms, so Holography News interviewed him about his early...

Obituary--Roger Lessard.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Dr Roger Lessard, a renowned international specialist in optics and physics, has died of cancer. Dr Lessard was Director of the Department of Physics Engineering Physics and Optics at Universite Lavel in Canada, where--as a researcher and...

Cynthia Larbey has been appointed Managing Director of Smart Holograms.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Cynthia Larbey has been appointed Managing Director of Smart Holograms, which is developing a range of sensing products based on its sensor holograms that change visually in response to different stimuli. The first commercial launch is due...

John Farrell has joined Reconnaissance International as Associate Director.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2007... John Farrell has joined Reconnaissance International as Associate Director, with key responsibility for developing and implementing the company's market reports and studies. A fluent Russian speaker, John will also be developing the company's...

A steady period.(STOCKWATCH)
April 1, 2007... The markets are still unsettled and edgy as they take stock of the various economic statistics and political events around the world. Latterly the pressure is back on the Chinese to revalue their currency (upwards), with the US threatening...

Nominations for Excellence in Holography 2007 awards.(AWARDS)
April 1, 2007... Applications are now being invited for the Excellence in Holography Awards 2007. These are held annually by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association and sponsored by Holography News, and are made in recognition of outstanding...

Exhibitions and conferences.(Calendar)
April 1, 2007... 50th SVC Annual Technical Conference April 28-May 3, 2007 Louisville, KY, USA www.svc.org IADD/FSEA Odyssey May 2-4, 2007 Milwaukee, WI, USA www.iadd.org/odyssey 2nd Authentication Connections Forum ...

Mixed fortunes.(10 YEARS AGO)
April 1, 2007... The lead item in Holography News ten years ago was the collapse of Holo Corporation, established to develop and market colour display holograms and holographic optical elements. The company had been set up two years previously by John...

DuPont commercialises photopolymer.(10 YEARS AGO)
April 1, 2007... DuPont had spent over ten years developing OmniDex[R], its holographic photopolymer, but was reported to be entering commercialisation of the film, with both HOE and display products coming to market. Kaiser Optical and Aotec were using the...

Holospot provides multi-level solution for security.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Tesa Scribos of Germany has launched Holospot[R], its multi-level holographic anti-counterfeiting and track and trace technology, to the UK market. Holospot is based on the principle of marking each product or packaging with a miniaturized...