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The Material World

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

How can a person be identified by the unique features in the iris of the eye? A new system of eye examination that uses infrared light to see through glasses and contact lenses is already being used at airports around the world. Quentin Cooper talks to the scientists who are developing the next generation of biometric security systems.
Producer Pam Rutherford EMAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

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Talks:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Pam Rutherford
Source: Radio Times

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