Finger scanner from Axxeto promises new approach to biometric authentication

In a release announcing its ultrasonic finger scanner, Axxeto makes a point of distinguishing its technology from typical fingerprint scanners.

“The finger scanner uses ultrasonic waves that change shape when they come into contact with a finger,” explains Helmut Strahl, a spokesman for Axxeto, an international consortium of ultrasonic tech professionals. “These waves penetrate the skin and underlying tissue and provide information about the fingerprint, the structure of the skin layers near the surface, and the internal structure …

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