TOKYO: Japan’s NEC on Monday unveiled a technology that sniffs out even the most convincing counterfeits by reading microscopic patterns on everything from a luxury purse to a metal bolt.

The technology can be also be used to trace the origin of mass-produced offerings by reading so-called object fingerprints, or three-dimensional surface irregularities, the firm said.

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