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Nicola Sudan

31 Oct. 2022

3 min read

SICPA and UbiQD Partner for Quantum Dot Security

SICPA and nanotechnology company UbiQD have announced an expansion of their partnership to develop security inks based on the latter’s quantum dot technology.

Authentication

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

3 min read

Organic Thin-Film Sensors for Security

Spectroscopy, the branch of science that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra resulting from the interaction between radiation and the sample, has found many uses in differentiating between real and fake banknotes, secure documents and pharmaceuticals.

Authentication

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Ennoventure Inc has recently received an award for the most secure anti-counterfeit technology 2022 at the EMEA Security Conference and Exhibition, held in Saudi Arabia.

Authentication

Alan Hodgson

4 Oct. 2022

5 min read

Emerging Technologies – Smartphone Authentication

The ability to link a physical object such as a stamp, label, or direct mark to the digital space, through devices such as a smartphone is a persuasive and growing field.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

4 Oct. 2022

1 min read

DLR Announces New MD for Authentication Division

De La Rue has appointed David Sharratt as Managing Director of its Authentication division, replacing Andrew Clint, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities, after three years leading the division – and over 13 years with the company.

Authentication

Francis Tuffy

5 Sept. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

SICPA has announced a strategic partnership with the Ecuadorian Seed Association (Ecuasem) to combat seed piracy and counterfeiting in the country.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

24 Aug. 2022

2 min read

Anti-Counterfeiting Strength Through Randomness

In the past ten years or so, quantum materials have become increasingly interesting to scientists looking for properties not usually exhibited by classical structures. While most solids display varying degrees of repeatability in the array of atoms from which they are formed, when you get down to the atomic level, where quantum effects are most pronounced, materials display unique attributes due to their randomness.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

5 July 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

MagVision, the magnetic innovation start-up, has announced a merger with Macon Management and Design (MMD), a UK-based engineering design company.

Authentication

Astrid Mitchell

25 April 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

The Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Department of the Indian state of Telangana has implemented a pilot project for using RFID tags or QR code-enabled systems to track the inventory of gunny (burlap) sacks used for supplying food grain under the state Public Distribution System.

Authentication

Perry Everett

13 April 2022

6 min read

Smartphone Readable Security Features and Insights from Their Application in Other Markets

The advent of the smartphone has led to a surge in the development of smartphone readable security features.

Authentication Technology & Systems

Francis Tuffy

1 March 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Nitches Inc, a designer and manufacturer of high-end clothing and accessories, has announced the launch of its patent-pending Owner Verification System (OVS) to prove the authenticity of its exclusive capsule collections created with celebrities and influencers.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

14 Feb. 2022

2 min read

Authentication & Brand News is Born!

Reconnaissance International, publisher of Tax Stamp & Traceability News™, is pleased to announce the launch of its monthly publication, Authentication & Brand News™, with effect from January 2022, replacing Authentication News®.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

14 Feb. 2022

2 min read

A Cross-Border Tax Compliance System Based on Digital Stamps

TAXMAP®, an e-invoicing and tax filing platform based on the use of blockchain bookkeeping and digital tax stamps, has been awarded a UK Smart Grant of £500,000 from Innovate UK. The grant will be used by TAXMAP to provide e-commerce companies with a real-time, cross-border tax and audit compliance solution.

Authentication Tax & Revenue

Nicola Sudan

27 Jan. 2022

2 min read

Bringing Motion Graphics to Security Print Without Additional Materials

Fathom Optics has patented a software-based process using light field technology to bring 3D and motion graphics to security print without additional materials such as lenticular sheets or metallic foils.

Authentication

Alan Hodgson

27 Jan. 2022

3 min read

Creating Caustic Surfaces

Over the last few years, I have been following a number of technologies to see how these may work together to create eye-catching security features. One good example of these is the use of arrays of micro-lenses to produce caustic surfaces. This is the topic of this article.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

27 Jan. 2022

2 min read

LumaChrome Holographic Gives Two-Factor Authentication

Nanotech Security Corporation, now owned by Meta Materials Inc, is perhaps best known for designing, originating, recombining, and mass-producing nanotechnology-based films for securing documents of value against counterfeiting and tampering. But the Canada-based firm also offers a range of labelling solutions for advanced brand protection, to which it has now added a holographic version.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

27 Jan. 2022

4 min read

New De La Rue Innovations

De La Rue’s Authentication division recently presented interesting developments in digital security printing and product traceability.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

27 Jan. 2022

2 min read

Document Checking in Challenging Environments

Each year, the authentication industry produces tens of millions of documents that require fast and reliable examination to confirm their authenticity. Doculus Lumus® is a mobile document checking device from charismaTec that was developed specifically for use in the often challenging environments of document checking for border management, law enforcement, security printing and banking.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

27 Jan. 2022

3 min read

Nano-Structured Features – Research Continues

Brand owners of mass-produced goods have for some time had access to a range of anti-counterfeit devices, such as holograms, security inks and nano-optic effects that provide clear visual signals of authenticity to consumers.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

27 Jan. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

The increasing trend towards consolidation in the track and trace industry continues with the announcement that Movilitas has been acquired by Engineering USA, bolstering the group’s industrial digitisation division.

Authentication

Latest News

SICPA and UbiQD Partner for Quantum Dot Security

Organic Thin-Film Sensors for Security

News in Brief

Emerging Technologies – Smartphone Authentication

DLR Announces New MD for Authentication Division

News in Brief

Anti-Counterfeiting Strength Through Randomness

News in Brief

News in Brief

Smartphone Readable Security Features and Insights from Their Application in Other Markets

News in Brief

Authentication & Brand News is Born!

A Cross-Border Tax Compliance System Based on Digital Stamps

Bringing Motion Graphics to Security Print Without Additional Materials

Creating Caustic Surfaces

LumaChrome Holographic Gives Two-Factor Authentication

New De La Rue Innovations

Document Checking in Challenging Environments

Nano-Structured Features – Research Continues

News in Brief

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