Top biometrics news stories, week of August 24
Here’s a recap of most popular biometrics industry news and reports that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
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Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
NEC places first in NIST fingerprint matching benchmark test
NEC Corporation announced its fingerprint identification technology has placed first in matching accuracy in the Proprietary Fingerprint Template Test, a…
PCC, Yobe partner on voice biometric authentication solution that blocks background noise
PCC Technology Group, LLC and Yobe, Inc. announced they have formed Cenuity V-ID, a new joint venture to market what…
Researchers developing a fingerprint recognition solution to track infants’ vaccinations
A Michigan State University professor is working on a fingerprint recognition method to track the vaccination schedules of infants and…
Notre Dame researchers using iris recognition to improve accuracy of Somaliland election process
A biometrics expert at the University of Notre Dame is working with the Somaliland government to help the country use…
Photo-ID security measures not sufficient: study
New research suggests that passport issuing officers are no less successful at identifying a fake passport photo than the average…
SimPrints wins £250,000 from Gates Foundation to develop fingerprint scanner
UK start-up SimPrints announced it has received a £250,000 grant in funding to develop a fingerprint scanner that some are…
Homeland Security selects Stevens Institute of Technology to study port security issues
The US Department of Homeland Security has chosen Stevens Institute of Technology as one of 11 partnering universities that will…
U.S. DOE seeks partner for biometric wearable system for first responders
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is currently undergoing a multiyear project to develop a wearable communication…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 10
Biometrics Week in Review: next killer app for biometrics, biometric authentication project, airports deploy biometric screening in Australia and Japan,…
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