Who are you? Mobile ID devices find out using NIST guidelines
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 (NIST). view more (2009-08-27)
Biometrics puts all the cards in hand
Finnish Miotec has increased smartcard security through biometrics, which uses physical characteristics, such as fingerprint, retinal patterns, or voice to identify an individual. Biometric technology uses physical characteristics, such as fingerprint, retinal patterns, or voice to identify an individual. In traditional biometric technology, the... view more... (2003-01-09)
Biometric sensors no dirtier than doorknobs, study finds
While biometric equipment is gaining popularity in a variety of applications, such as ensuring secure access to buildings, industries are finding that many users believe the devices are unsanitary and a potential source of germs that could cause illness. view more (2007-10-11)
Diagnostic ultrasound could provide automated method of fingerprint identification
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 fingerprint identification system. view more (2007-05-07)
BioVault locks up biometrics
A system that allows biometric data to be used to create a secret key for data encryption has been developed by researchers in South Africa. view more (2009-07-31)
BIOSEK, evaluation methodology of different biometric systems
BIOSEK, is the design and set-up of an evaluation methodology and comparison of different biometric systems in real environments. The aim of this project is to design and set-up a laboratory which includes biometrics systems for authentication, and to develop a methodology to evaluate and compare them in order to give interested institutions and... view more... (2004-03-31)
UK scientists working to help cut ID theft
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is part of Biotesting Europe, a new €358,000 biometrics project, part-funded by the European Union. The project will ensure that future testing procedures and facilities meet the needs of systems users and developers, building confidence in this growing industry. view more (2007-08-13)
Biometric identification for on-line and off-line signature recognition
Day by day, natural and secure access to interconnected systems is becoming more and more important. There is also a strong need to verify identity of people in a fast, easy to use and user-friendly way. In this context, handwritten signature is one of the most traditionally used and most socially accepted biometric identification ways. view more (2006-07-18)
NIST shows on-card fingerprint match is secure, speedy
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 identification cards according to researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). view more (2008-04-03)
Towards a new, more acceptable face for biometric security
Biometric security implies different things to different people. For some, applications that identify individuals based on their physical and behavioural characteristics will lead to a safer and more secure world. For others, they elicit fears of an Orwellian scenario where governments and corporations run roughshod over personal privacy. view more (2004-09-30)
Knobbly kneed ID
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 published in the International Journal of Biometrics. view more (2009-03-26)
New Technology Opens Up PC World To Disabled
Researchers at the University of Ulster have developed new technology that could revolutionize the quality of life for the disabled. The Look Device allows individuals with severe physical impairments to control the operation of a computer cursor solely with the movement of their eyes. A set of customised spectacles, with built in sensors,... view more... (2002-11-12)
Patients and doctors lack knowledge about adrenaline injections
Patients and general practitioners lack knowledge of how and when to use devices to inject adrenaline after anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions), finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2003-12-03)
The battery-powered Sherpa
Game show candidates might succeed in carrying a washing machine up several flights of stairs in record time - but for normal mortals this represents an enormous feat of strength and patience. People are well advised not to attempt it alone and spare themselves potential back problems - unless of course aided by a transport device. Until now, such... view more... (2001-08-21)
New Technology Reduces Earthquake Damage To Buildings
Imperial College Innovations looks to commercialise new device for improving the structural stability of buildings A novel device that may help to save lives by improving the stability of buildings and preventing structural damage during traumatic events such as earthquakes, has been developed and patented by Imperial College Innovations Limited.... view more... (2001-05-17)
Device controls electron spin at room temperature
In a breakthrough for applied physics, North Carolina State University researchers have developed a magnetic semiconductor memory device, using GaMnN thin films, which utilizes both the charge and spin of electrons at room temperature. view more (2009-04-07)
Improved Spin Transistor from Oxford University
Researchers at Oxford University’s Physics Department have developed an improved version of the “spin transistor,” a device which has the principle operating characteristics of a conventional transistor but with the added benefit of a current output dependent on the strength of the external magnetic field. This exciting new... view more... (2002-08-15)
NYU chemists create 'nanorobotic' arm to operate within DNA sequence
New York University chemistry professor Nadrian C. Seeman and his graduate student Baoquan Ding have developed a DNA cassette through which a nanomechanical device can be inserted and function within a DNA array, allowing for the motion of a nanorobotic arm. view more (2006-12-08)
Abertay spin-out wins investment funding
The University of Abertay Dundee has completed a crucial investment deal for its spin-out company Voice and Signal Systems Ltd (VSS). The Company has secured a substantial, undisclosed investment from the Sigma Group and Eastern Scotland Investments. This early-stage investment will allow VSS to expand and make significant progress with product... view more... (2001-02-20)
Technology May Cool The Laptop
Does your laptop sometimes get so hot that it can almost be used to fry eggs? view more (2009-10-30)
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