Holography News articles from November 2008

Holography News archives from November 2008

HoloID[R] for personalisation of ID cards.
November 1, 2008... Hologram Industries has developed a new method to reproduce an individual's photo or other unique information in a photopolymer hologram on a plastic identity card. One of the first benefits of its acquisition of Dausmann Holographics in 2006...

AAMVA hologram RIP.
November 1, 2008... During October 2008, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that it was abandoning the use of a hologram (the so-called 'common identifier') on its driver's licenses (DLs). This followed a decision by the US Department...

When is a driver's license not an ID card?(EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2008... In this issue, we have reported the demise of a hologram to be used on American driver's licenses as a security feature. The project to use a hologram as a common, universally recognized security feature on all North American drivers licenses...

Patent application WO 2008131710.
November 1, 2008... HI Research has applied for a patent on this process, described as 'Volume Hologram, master for the production of standard elements of the volume hologram and method for the retroactive individualisation of the hologram for use on personal...

IHMA awards 2008.(AWARDS)
November 1, 2008... On November 19 at the Holo-pack * Holo-print[R] dinner, the IHMA announced and presented its annual Awards for Excellence in Holography, sponsored by Holography News. The application and judging procedures were changed this year, to...

Correction: magnetic embossing cylinders.(Correction notice)
November 1, 2008... In the October issue of Holography News there was an article about new magnetic embossing cylinders from Bunting Magnetics Co, which implied that this is a new concept for holographic embossing. In fact, at least two other companies have...

Sony DADC enters holo security.(COMPANY NEWS)
November 1, 2008... In 2007 Japanese companies Dai Nippon Printing Company (DNP) and Sony PCL (the video production division of Sony Corporation) announced a collaboration to produce high resolution animated photopolymer holograms, initially targeting the...

Sony's photopolymer hologram.(COMPANY NEWS)
November 1, 2008... Sony[R] introduced a photopolymer hologram on the packaging for its rechargeable batteries in January 2006. It has now been used on over 30 million packs, contributing to a reduction in counterfeits from 70% to 20% (and still falling) in some...

The 'R' word.(STOCKWATCH)
November 1, 2008... Compared with the previous period, which saw the near collapse of the financial system worldwide, this last period has been relatively quiet. Even so, in financial circles and on the world's exchanges and markets the turmoil has continued...

Holographic Imaging Guide.
November 1, 2008... Published by John Wiley, Holographic Imaging by Stephen A Benton and V. Michael Bove Jr (ISBN 978047006806-9) is both written by and an homage to the first-named author. The publisher hyperbolically describes it as 'The only all-inclusive...

Exhibitions and conferences.(Conference news)(Calendar)
November 1, 2008... Photonics West January 24-29, 2009 San Jose, CA, USA www.spie.org Security Printing in Central/Eastern Europe and Russia/CIS January 27-29, 2009 Vilnius, Lithuania www.security-printing.com Tax Stamp Forum...

Passports go holographic.(10 YEARS AGO)
November 1, 2008... In the last few months of 1998 Italy, the USA and the UK introduced passports with authentication holograms, the 1998 November/December issue of Holography News[R] reported. Until this date, several smaller countries in Scandinavia and the...

Hologram successes.(10 YEARS AGO)
November 1, 2008... The same issue reported two success stories for holography, in the anti-counterfeiting and promotional packaging fields. Caykur, the Turkish state-owned tea company which held over 60% of the country's tea market, reported that the use of an...

First holography directory published.(20 YEARS AGO)
November 1, 2008... In the October/November 2008 issue of Holography News, Californian publisher Ross Books (publisher of the successful Holography Handbook) announced the imminent publication of the Holography Marketplace, the first directory for the holography...