Hologram Industry News

Nextspace, a graphical communication company in New Zealand, has joined a European research consortium that plans to take medical training “to the next level” by letting surgical teams practice operations on holograms. Accroding to Chief executive Roy Davies training would take place in “mixed reality operating theatres where everything was real except the patient”.
“They look ghostly, because they are made up of light, but it does look like a thing hovering over the table.” Surgeons would be equipped with “virtual reality” gloves that would give them the sensation of touching the patient as they operated.
Surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses could all be involved in the virtual operation, increasing the sense of credibility.
Nextspace formed with the assistance of the Government in January with the aim of creating a $1 billion industry by finding commercial applications for 3D technology developed by New Zealand-founded company Right Hemisphere. It is owned by a nonprofit trust.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4269681a28.html

De La Rue Holographics has been awarded a contract by Copyright Promotions Sport (CPS) to provide a highly secure brand authentication solution for The Football Association (The FA) enabling it to track and manage the England 3 Lions brand once it has been licensed.
The England Three Lions Crest is considered to be one of the most valuable sporting brands, not only in the UK but across the world. De La Rue will deliver a brand licensing solution, within the UK and Europe, incorporating a highly intuitive hologram with a secure online track and trace system. The FA’s own holograms will be originated and manufactured in a fully integrated production site in the UK then shipped to licensees and applied to hang tags and packaging of all England merchandise.
De La Rue’s solution will mean that The FA’s brand is protected against the threats from counterfeit, grey market diversion and piracy. Consumers will also benefit as they can instantly recognise and select authentic products in a climate where there are many companies seeking to produce counterfeit products in an attempt to lure consumers into buying unofficial merchandise.
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KOCHI: Kerala State Government is going to relaunched lottery in December. The re-launch was part of the ongoing efforts to make the public aware of the illegal activities in the lottery scene. According to sources “The Finance Department has issue advertisements in the media highlighting the illegal route being adopted by some lottery operators in the State”. The Officials said there was delay in release of prize money for Kerala lottery. A hologram seal would be printed on each lottery to speed up the process of prize allotment.
The automation would help in providing the prizes across the counter itself. C-DIT has been entrusted with the task of publishing the lottery tickets with hologram seal, he said.
Sources: http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/20/stories/2007112054120400.htm