Upcoming Phones Will Detect Live Skin with this New Face Scanning Tech

Mar. 9, 2020

Trinamix, a subsidiary of the second-largest chemical manufacturer – BASF SE, has developed a new algorithm thatuses existing infrared technology and dot projectors to detect and identify the type of materialan object is made of.

Now, the tech is able to identify and detect different materials by identifying the deflected light from the infrared sensors and the dot projectors individually. This meansit individually measures the distance of each backscatter of the dots projectedfrom the object. The existing facial scanning systems work differently as they are programmed to detect for any anomalies in the overall dot patterns.Image: CNET

Trinamix is alreadyworking with chipmaker, Qualcomm to integrate the new algorithm in their upcoming mobile chipsets. This will enable future 3D face-scanning smartphones to implement this new tech. This way the phones would be able to provide an extra layer of protection while unlocking. Apart from implementing the tech in smartphones, the company says that as the algorithm will be able to identify materials like clothes, metals, wood and plastic, it can be implemented in cars and robots also.

It is really fascinating to see how far we have come in developing technology. Now, the cameras in our smartphones can not only identify our faces but can also identify our live skin! Personally, I sometimes feel that we are already living in the future.

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