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Scientists have devised a method of using fish scales to convey encrypted messages. Not only would the technology divert seafood industry waste from landfills, it should also be less costly than existing options such as special inks.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Secrets of the deep – how fish scales could confound counterfeiters
While there are now a number of handheld systems for checking if a medication is the genuine article or a counterfeit, most require users to access an online database. The SmartID system, on the other hand, works entirely offline.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading SmartID tech works offline to detect counterfeit meds
With an industry expected to be worth US$100 billion by 2030, an ongoing supply crisis, a time-consuming manufacturing process, a high price tag and no generic alternatives, it’s no surprise the much-hyped class of injectable weight-loss drugs has beco… Continue reading International alert as fake Ozempic leads to serious hospitalizations
Sometimes it seems that as soon as an anti-counterfeiting process is created, someone finds a way of circumventing it. A new system could be particularly hard to foil, however, as it utilizes tiny diamonds.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Univers… Continue reading Anti-counterfeiting tech draws on unique qualities of micro-diamonds
Just like pharmaceuticals, banknotes and alcoholic beverages, the crop seeds sold to farmers are frequently counterfeits. MIT scientists have devised a method of spotting the fakes, by tagging genuine seeds with silk dots.Continue ReadingCategory: Good… Continue reading Silk-microparticle dots could help thwart seed counterfeiters
Candy sprinkles may make desserts more interesting, but an American scientist has developed what could be a much more valuable use for them. His CandyCode system might one day be utilized to confirm that supposedly authentic pills aren’t actually count… Continue reading Could candy sprinkles thwart pharmaceutical counterfeiters?
When it comes to the printing of items such as bank notes or passports, you want to use a technique that isn’t easy to replicate. Swiss scientists have developed just such a technology, which prints by taking material away instead of depositing it.Cont… Continue reading Anti-counterfeiting tech switches printed colors by removing material
Although an increasing number of countries are switching to sturdier, harder-to-copy polymer banknotes, the things still are being counterfeited. A new technology could help weed those fakes out, by taking their fingerprints.Continue ReadingCategory: G… Continue reading Unique banknote “fingerprints” could be used to spot fakes
Most of today’s anti-counterfeiting labels have one thing in common: they’re visible, meaning that counterfeiters can attempt to replicate their appearance. An experimental new sticker, however, contains “invisible” imagery.Continue ReadingCategory: Go… Continue reading New anti-counterfeiting labels incorporate invisible images
Scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new anti-counterfeiting technology they say can better ensure the authenticity of high-value products such as jewelry, electronics and pharmaceuticals. Called DeepKey, the techni… Continue reading Crumpled films offer fast and durable anti-counterfeiting technology