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 ...

Growing concern about data theft and counterfeiting has inspired increasingly sophisticated security technologies, like hologram seals, that can help verify the authenticity of currency, passports and ...

A research group has developed an innovative approach to creating anti-counterfeiting labels for high-value goods. Their findings enhance the security of the currently used cholesteric liquid crystals ...

Screen-printed MXene-cellulose labels deliver infrared QR authentication, reversible thermal switching, and rapid 200-second degradation, offering durable industrial anti-counterfeiting with reduced ...

Physical unclonable functions (PUFs) represent a class of security primitives that exploit the intrinsic randomness in material properties to generate unique digital fingerprints. By harnessing the ...

Bacterial patterns invisible to the eye reveal hidden information only with correct biochemical triggers, creating ...

Lawyers in the US and Europe reveal the work they focus on, how they stay one step ahead of creative counterfeiters, and why reputation matters Counterfeiting continues to be rampant. In 2023, the US ...

Measuring the effectiveness of actions taken is a vital part of a successful anti-counterfeiting campaign. Mark Mutterperl explains how to do it, and provides examples of enforcement scorecards ...

With the proliferation of e-commerce platforms and the advancement of innovative technologies, counterfeiters are constantly evolving and redesigning their methods. Against this backdrop, it has never ...