NEXT with John Koetsier
NEXT with John Koetsier
John Koetsier
No-notch iPhones, FaceID on Android, biometrics everywhere
32 minutes Posted Mar 30, 2024 at 9:35 pm.
Revolutionizing Optics with Metal Lens Technology
The Journey of Metalenz: From Concept to Market
Exploring the Impact of Meta Surface Technology
Understanding Metasurfaces and Their Potential
Introducing Polar ID: A Game-Changer for Biometric Security
The Future of Polarization Technology and Its Applications
Collaboration with Samsung and the Path Forward
Envisioning New Horizons: Beyond Polar ID
Wrapping Up: The Future of Metal Lens and Polar ID
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If you have an iPhone, you've got a notch. Now there's tech that can get rid of that notch ... and the same tech can bring secure Face ID to Android: at a fraction of the cost.
In this TechFirst, I chat with Metalenz CEO Rob Devlin about his meta surfaces product. Not only can they produce about 10,000 lenses on a single 30-centimeter wafer, just like computer chips, they can now decode polarization information on surfaces from the light reflecting off of that.
That gives them data on what that surface is made from, and that is a huge advancement for biometrics, phones, medical devices, and robots.
The technology, which can capture and process unique wavelengths and polarization information, enables the creation of smaller, cheaper, and more efficient optical systems. Metalenz's partnership with ST Microelectronics has led to the integration of metasurface optics in products that have been previously sold in over 150 different smartphone models.