Security Documents & IT

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  Fighting fakes during the COVID-19 crisis

  The rise in e-commerce as a result of coronavirus crisis 'demands greater use of security features to combat fakes'.

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  Sumitomo patents near infrared anti-counterfeit ink

  Sumitomo Metal Mining has been granted a US patent for a security ink based on near infrared (NIR) absorbing particles.

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  SICPA earmarks $740m for Turkish R&D facility

  SICPA has said it will invest TL 5bn (around $740m) in a new R&D facility in Ankara, Turkey that will employ 3,000 people.

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  Anti-counterfeit ink tech bags Australian government funding

  Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia have been awarded funding for their work on a 4D security ink.

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  High density imaging could fight counterfeiting, say scientists

  High density imaging based on phosphorus nanocrystals can create fluorescent images with anti-counterfeit potential.

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  Growing cargo mountain due to coronavirus a security risk

  Disruption to global supply chains caused by COVID-19 has resulted in a massive increased in stored goods that is vulnerable to theft.

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