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Family-run company mBryonics is at the cutting edge of satellite technology and is looking to expand 7th February, 2021 John Mackey, chief executive, mBryonics: firm employs 12 people at its HQ in Galway Picture: Andrew Downes xposure A satellite communications company run by three siblings in Galway can count the European Space Agency (ESA) among its high-profile customers. John, Ruth and David Mackey, the founders of mBryonics, are at the cutting edge of research into optics and photonics technologies for space satellites. The company is now in recruitment mode, with plans t...

 E-Mail New research by the University of Kent has found that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technology can be utilised to distinguish between legitimate and counterfeit travel documents. OCT imaging has been widely used in the medical and biomedical fields, recognised as transforming the field of clinical ophthalmology, and this research published in Science & Justice has now identified its capabilities for forgery detection use. This was a joint study between the Applied Optics Group (PDRA Dr Manuel Marques and Professor Adrian Podoleanu) and the Forensic Group (Reader Rober...