Holography News articles from July 2003

Holography News archives from July 2003

DNP's hot-stamping Lippman holograms.(Dai Nippon Printing Company Ltd. and the Nippon Paint Company jointly developed Secure Image[R] Foil)(Company Profile)
July 1, 2003... Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and the Nippon Paint Company (NPC) have jointly developed Secure Image[R] Foil, a holographic photopolymer for the recording of Lippman (reflection) holograms which can be hot-stamped onto a substrate. This has...

QinetiQ demonstrates active tiling holo-display.
July 1, 2003... QinetiQ plc, the UK R&D company that was formerly the UK's Defence Research Evaluation & Research Agency (DERA), has demonstrated a proof-of-concept laboratory model of its Active Tiling[TM] (AT) real-time full parallax holographic display,...

The future gets closer.(Editorial)
July 1, 2003... 'You know that scene in StarWars, where R2D2 plays the hologram of Princess Leia... Can I get a hologram like that for my buy/stage show/nightclub?' Probably everyone involved with holography has been asked that question many times--as an...

Toray's Lumbrite meets with success and challenging future.(Editorial)
July 1, 2003... As Toray Plastics gathers steam on LumBrite U6E embossable polyester film released last fall (see HN Vol 16 No 7), it has met with both success and challenges. ITW Holographics is among companies working with Lumbrite, gaining contracts in...

The active tiling patents.(Interactive Displays)
July 1, 2003... PCT/GB98/03097 Issued April 22 1999. Assigned to Holographic Imaging Abstract: A system for the production of a dynamic image for use in holography includes a light source (16) which travels via a liquid crystal modulator (18) placed in...

Near 3D image projection moves into market.(Interactive Displays)
July 1, 2003... Near-3D image projection is here and your image can be teleported. The product that carries that image, Teleportec, uses proprietary beam splitting technology, enabling people to appear live and life-sized in a remote setting. According to...

The Teleportec patent.(Interactive Displays)
July 1, 2003... WO 01/11880 A1, from GB2353429 dated 21.02.2001 Priority date: 10.08.1999 Inventor and applicant: White, Peter McDuffie Abstract: An arrangement is provided for displaying a life-size image of a person from a remote location in a...

Weissman found guilty as cantor alleges ABNH/DLRH price fixing.(Corporate News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... On August 7, a jury found Morris Weissman, former President & CEO of American Banknote, guilty of conspiracy, securities fraud, falsifying corporate books and lying to independent auditors in the case brought by the Securities & Exchange...

Reconnaissance international restructures.(Corporate News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Lew Kontnik is resigning as director of Reconnaissance International Inc. His departure from Reconnaissance is entirely amicable and he will remain with the company until the end of September, enabling him to complete the company's work in the...

A roller coaster ride for some.(Stockwatch)
July 1, 2003... The bull market predicted by some pundits that I referred to in the May/June issue of HN has certainly not materialised, at least not for holography shares. On the other hand neither can it be said we are back to a bear market--in fact it...

Holo-pack * Holo-print discusses positioning the industry.(Conference)
July 1, 2003... This year's Holo-pack * Holo-print conference features a varied programme focused on the theme of Positioning the Industry for Holography's Third Age. The industry is currently, facing new challenges with competition from alternative...

Dot Matrix goes commercial.(10 Years Ago)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Dimensional Arts' launch of the Davis Light Machine was a front page story in Holography News in July 1993. Invented by Frank Davis, and marketed by the company established by him and Ken Harris, this was the first dot matrix computerised...

Covert laser viewable image.(10 Years Ago)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Another article that introduced a technique that has become more common over the ensuing ten years reported the patent application by Japanese companies AMC and Shoei Corporation, for embossed holograms carrying a laser or LED viewable image....

Lively German hologram industry.(10 Years Ago)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... A special feature reviewed the hologram industry in Germany. Kurz was estimated to produce 33% of all holograms produced in the country, closely followed by the Bertelsmann subsidiary topac, with 30%; the Hologram Company had 12%, with 20% of...