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Errors in travel documents

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Prior to 1 April 2010, which was the ICAO deadline for member States to begin issuance of machine readable passports, much emphasis was placed...

Security features in composite material documents

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Technical and commercial advantages of composite materials over ‘monoblock’ polycarbonate (PC) have led to their increased use in secure electronic and non-electronic ID documents....

A rapid response for a safer world

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In November 2010, the International Criminal Police Organization’s (INTERPOL) General Assembly officially endorsed an initiative encouraging its 188 member countries to officially recognise the...

Disruptive technologies in security printing

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This article is based on the report “Ten-year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies in Security Printing” published by Pira International in August 2010. The report...

The replication of biophotonic structures

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Photonic devices are based on regularly structured materials or material combinations with periodicities in the order of the wavelength of visible light. These structures...