It isn’t just a spy movie trope: secret messages often show up as microdots. [The Thought Emporium] explores the history of microdots and even made a few, which turned out to be — to quote the video ...

Tiny micro dots, like those used by spies in World War Two and the Cold War, are about to be deployed nationwide to help fight organised car crime which sees about 20 vehicles permanently disappear ...

DUNCANVILLE, Texas—Police in Duncanville are partnering with a company that allows residents to hide a tiny microdot on their pricey stuff, so if any of it’s ever stolen—investigators can know it’s ...

HORSE owners could soon be using a high-tech method of security pioneered by the motor industry to mark tack. A system of microdots is already used by car and motorcycle manufacturers. When police ...

In an effort to curb vehicle thefts, the Centre has directed auto manufacturers to affix laser-oriented microdots in automotive parts, which can be read only by microscopes under ultraviolet light ...

Invisible microdots will now come affixed on vehicles and their parts to prevent theft as well as to check fake spare parts, the government said on Monday. Microdot technology involves spraying the ...

Microdot technology helps police recover stolen vehicles in SA. So says Derek Menday, sales director of microdot technology provider, DataDot, who notes that, since 2007, the South African Police ...

Johannesburg - Amendments to the National Road Traffic Act will go a long way in fighting vehicle crime, Business Against Crime SA (Bacsa) said on Tuesday. "The application of microdot technology to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If you like your music with fancy picking, close harmonies and a little twang, then prepare to meet your new favorite band — the Haunted Windchimes from ...

NEW DELHI: Automobile manufacturers will soon have the option to etch Microdots on any vehicle or component for tracing them. This has been used extensively in some of the countries such as US and ...

They’re almost invisible but contain a hidden code – and now their presence on a leaked document has sparked speculation about their usefulness to FBI investigators. BBC Future has brought you ...