Holography News articles from December 2005

Holography News archives from December 2005

Smart Holograms progresses with diagnostics.
December 1, 2005... At the Holo-pack * Holo-print conference, Kabilan Satyamoorthy of Smart Holograms revealed that the company in collaboration with CIBAVision are now developing and testing a diagnostic contact lens for diabetics. While there are many hurdles to...

Crane dips out of ABNH.
December 1, 2005... The recent rise in American Bank Note Holographics' share price may have prompted many people to sell their shares but it came as a surprise when, at the beginning of December, ABNH announced the resignation of Douglas Crane from their board...

Innovation drives sales--albeit sometimes slowly.(EDITORIAL)
December 1, 2005... 2005 has been a year of innovation and growth for holography: in recent issues we have reported various new developments and the encouraging part-year financial results from several public companies. These include American Bank Note...

Further results for hologram companies.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2005... In last months Holography News we reported on the third quarter results of four of the industry's listed companies--CFC International, American Banknote Holographics, Hologram Industries and K Laser, with all bar the latter putting in a strong...

Motion offers optically variable alternative to holograms.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
December 1, 2005... The use of holograms (in their broadest definition) on currency is growing apace and they are now being used on the banknotes of well over half of the world's note issuing authorities (a special feature on the use of holograms on banknotes will...

That was the year that was..... A summary of headlines from 2005.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
December 1, 2005... JANUARY The BEP cancels its RPF for optically active security windowed thread for the new $100, dashing industry hopes that the flagship denomination would feature a hologram; nevertheless, holograms on banknotes continue to rise, with...

Shenzhen--food for thought!!(STOCKWATCH)
December 1, 2005... If you didn't go the Holo-pack * Holo-print Conference in Shenzhen you missed a unique event. It was a good conference--there were lots of interesting papers, and exhibits. But it was the 'buzz' that made the conference, and that bodes well for...

Holo-packaging takes off.(10 YEARS AGO)
December 1, 2005... 1995 was the year for holographic packaging, as characterised in the review of the year in the December Holography News issue. Sharing the front page with this review, news of a 9 billion sq in (5.8m sq m) order from PepsiCo in the USA...

Investing in the holography industry.(10 YEARS AGO)
December 1, 2005... In a guest article, investment banker Patricia Hall of Hallmark Capital discussed the need for greater investment in the holography industry and how to engender interest among investors. She pointed out that there was little information...

Exhibitions and conferences.(CONFERENCES)(Calendar)
December 1, 2005... 6th Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Conference January 15-19, 2006 San Jose, CA, USA www.electronicimaging.org 6th Security Printing and Alternative Solutions in Russia/CIS and Eastern/Central Europe Conference ...

Zebra targets defence and auto markets.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2005... Large format hologram company Zebra Imaging has developed an on-location rapid imaging holographic machine to enable on-demand 3D visualisation of data. The Zebra M1, designed together with M3 Design, produces monochrome large-format holograms...

HoloPoint food tagging system.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2005... A young Israeli company, Holopoint Ltd, founded in 2001, has introduced a method of fresh food tagging that combines a holographic authentication label with a record of time/temperature exposure. Aimed primarily--at least initially--at meats,...