3D Printing

3D technology is becoming very common nowadays

3D Biometrics

Automatic personal authentication using biometric information is becoming more essential in applications of public security, access control, forensics, banking, etc. Many kinds of biometric authentication techniques have been developed based on different biometric characteristics. However, most of the physical biometric recognition techniques are based on two dimensional (2D) images, despite the fact that human characteristics are three dimensional (3D) surfaces. Recently, 3D techniques have been applied to biometric applications such as 3D face, 3D palmprint, 3D fingerprint, and 3D ear recognition. 

Biometric facial recognition generated $4.51 billion in 2018, and will grow at a 12.5 percent CAGR to reach a market value of $9.06 billion by 2024, according to a new Mordor Intelligence report, with surveillance and security systems and plans like Biometric Entry/Exit contributing significantly.The report notes that governments, including those of the U.S. and China, are investing heavily in the technology. Proportionally higher growth is expected in the Asia-Pacific market than in Europe and North America, with Africa and South America showing the lowest growth rate.Morder Intelligence states that 94 percent of smartphones feature fingerprint sensors, but that number will drop to 90 percent by 2023, with 3D facial recognition increasingly used for authentication. The development of the 3D camera market is also expected to impact facial recognition, particularly in the healthcare, payments, and commerce sectors. The prevalence of data breaches and attacks against banks are also expected to boost the market.