News tagged with biometric identification


Hitachi develops a 3mm thin-type finger vein authentication module

Hitachi develops a 3mm thin-type finger vein authentication module

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the development of a 3mm thick thin-type finger vein authentication module. Finger vein authentication is a biometric identification technology which employs near infrared light ...


Knobbly kneed ID: Internal body parts and biometrics

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Forget LED thumb-pad identification devices, complex retinal laser scanning, or even computerized iris recognition, the way forward for biometric validation is a quick X-ray snapshot of a person's knees, according to a report ...





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Diagnostic ultrasound could provide automated method of fingerprint identification

Physics / General Physics

created May 04, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Diagnostic 3D ultrasound of fingers could be used for biometric identification based on matching paired images using internal fingerprint structures that would be difficult to fake, offering the possibility of a unique automated ...


Fingerprints and faces can be faked, but not brain patterns

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sensors able to identify individuals’ brain patterns and heart rhythms could become part of security systems which also use more traditional forms of biometric recognition, thanks to pioneering work being ...


Millions of ePassports issued in Britain

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 06, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Britain's Identity and Passport Service said it has issued more than 2.5 million ePassports since the biometric documents were made available in March.


Who are you? Mobile ID devices find out using NIST guidelines

Who are you? Mobile ID devices find out using NIST guidelines

Technology / Other

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new publication that recommends best practices for the next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices -- Mobile ID -- has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.


Fingerprints replace keys

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created Jan 31, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Finnish company Deltabit Oy is creating awareness of access-control systems that are replacing traditional keys. A fingerprint already opens the door to keep-fit rooms at Tampere, Finland. Deltabit Oy has been developing sys ...


NIST shows on-card fingerprint match is secure, speedy

NIST shows on-card fingerprint match is secure, speedy

Technology / Other

created Apr 02, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A fingerprint identification technology for use in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards that offers improved protection from identity theft meets the standardized accuracy criteria for federal ...


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MSU researcher creates system helping police to match tattoos to suspects

Technology / Software

created Jun 19, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A Michigan State University researcher has created an automatic image retrieval system, whereby law enforcement agencies will be able to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims.


Sagem and Hitachi unveil multi-modal finger vein and fingerprint device

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sagem Sécurité and Hitachi, the engineering and information technology giant will unveil the first ever multi-modal finger vein and fingerprint device at Biometrics 2009 in London, Finger VP.


Researchers give high marks to new technology for fingerprint identification

Researchers give high marks to new technology for fingerprint identification

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of new technologies that automate the manual portion of latent ...


Breakthrough in split second 3D face imaging

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created Mar 24, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Face recognition technology that could revolutionise security systems worldwide has been developed by computer scientists at Sheffield Hallam University. The new specialist software can produce an exact 3D image of a face ...



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