Biometrics is the science of measuring and analyzing biological characteristics and biometric methods are in common use today to authenticate our identity. In particular, fingerprint or face recognition are chracteristics that are used to secure access to personal devices like our mobile phones and Evatec’s production tools are already in use for exactly this type of application around the world today. Evatec Product Marketing Manager Silvio Nigg gives us an introduction into biometrics and the kinds of optical coatings required.