Holography News articles from November 2004

Holography News archives from November 2004

Optware demonstrates holo data storage disks.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
November 1, 2004... Optware, a Japanese holographic data storage firm, has garnered the support of additional investors for further development of its collinear holographic data storage system, which records the data on what it calls holographic versatile disk...

Lightspeed for high res large format.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
November 1, 2004... Spatial Imaging Ltd has launched a new high speed, high resolution, large format dot matrix origination system called Lightspeed. The company has been a leader in digital hologram mastering systems since it introduced the DiHo (Digital input,...

Holography can still surprise!(EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2004... This has been an interesting issue of Holography News to put together: after an extended lull in our reporting of major new developments in holography, there are three notable achievements to report--Optware's holographic data disk, Spatial...

CFC launches new card product.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
November 1, 2004... CFC International has launched a new card product called HoloLam Plus[TM], a full face holographic patterned laminate for transaction cards, including credit, debit, ATM, gift, phone, security and identification cards. The laminate, which is...

Smart Holograms--new applications for holography in diagnostics.(COMPANY PROFILE)
November 1, 2004... Smart Holograms, the Cambridge University (UK) spin-out that is developing the use of volume (reflection) holograms as sensor technologies (see HN Vol 18 No 8), has told Holography News more about its process and target markets. Smart's mission...

HoloExpo: calls for standards and certification.(SPECIAL FEATURE)
November 1, 2004... Around 70 people attended HoloExpo 2004 in Moscow, Russia's first conference to focus on commercial issues in holography. There were around 40 papers delivered, almost half of them focusing on aspects of protection for and improvement of...

Share prices rise on good news.(STOCKWATCH)
November 1, 2004... US Companies Fly High! What a period this was for the two quoted companies in the USA. Could it have been election fever? I don't think so as there were good reasons for the significant increases in the values of both companies. CFCI has...

ABNH's HoloMag for American Express.(IN BRIEF)
November 1, 2004... According to a recent US SEC filing on October 15, ABNH has entered into an agreement with American Express Company to incorporate HoloMag[R] on American Express branded cards. HoloMag is a patented product first developed in 1995 that...

AET offers shimless technology.(IN BRIEF)
November 1, 2004... AET Films, which produces OPP films for packaging and labels, is now offering its Mirage[TM] range of holographic films with shimless designs using the company's proprietary embossing techniques which avoid the use of shims. The company, a...

Industry awards for Proma.(IN BRIEF)
November 1, 2004... Proma Technologies has won a Gold Award in the 2004 Gold Ink Awards for the 'Lord of the Rings' TV Guide Collector's Cover. It has also won a silver award for the 'Secrets of the Master Builders' magazine cover. The competition attracted nearly...

Exhibitions and conferences.(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... IHMA (International Hologram Manufacturers Association) AGM 2004 November 16, 20034 Prague, Czech Republic www.ihma.org Holo-pack*Holo-print 2004 November 16-18, 2004 Prague, Czech Republic ...

10 years ago.
November 1, 2004... Large Format Display Holograms--Still a Challenge The front page of Holography News ten years ago focused on claims by American Propylaea Corp that it had demonstrated a 30" X 40" auto-stereoscopic colour display (the equivalent of 50" in...