Polar 3D from Metalenz delivers relightable selfies and realistic avatars on device from a single imageBOSTON, Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metalenz, the pioneer of metasurface technology, today announces Polar 3D, a new set of imaging capabilities that extend the company’s Polar ID™ face authentication platform from security into digital presence. Polar 3D captures lighting independent shape and surface reflection from a single image, allowing consumer devices to generate accurate, 3D-ready facial data instantly on-device without scans, multiple angles, or processor-hungry reconstruction.
Metalenz and UMC Bring Breakthrough Face Authentication Solution Polar ID to Mass ProductionBOSTON and HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metalenz, the leader in metasurface innovation and commercialization, and United Microelectronics Corporation (“UMC” NYSE: UMC, TWSW:2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced Metalenz’s its breakthrough face authentication solution, Polar ID, is now ready for mass production through UMC.
Metalenz Expands Its Technologies in the Metasurface Market to Include System Level Sensing ApplicationsBOSTON, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metalenz, a specialist in metasurface innovation and commercialization, today announces the expansion of its product and patent portfolio, which now encompasses metasurface technology and system level applications for secure biometrics. The announcement comes after issuance of patents for single element dot pattern projectors, and face recognition with polarization. These innovations enable more compact 3D sensing and biometric solutions that simplify and enhance performance across a range of high-volume consumer and industrial markets.
Metalenz Announces Key Leadership Appointments as Company Readies Polar ID for Mass Production.BOSTON, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metalenz, the leader in meta-optics technology, is pleased to announce key leadership team appointments ahead of mass production of its revolutionary Polar ID face unlock solution. The new team members bring deep industry experience in AI, Software Engineering and Supply Chain Management.
Metalenz Launches Polar ID, Enabling Simple, Secure Face Unlock for SmartphonesBOSTON, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meta-optics industry leader Metalenz unveiled Polar ID, a revolutionary new face unlock solution, at Qualcomm Technologies’ annual Snapdragon Summit this week. Being the world’s only consumer-grade imaging system that can sense the full polarization state of light, Polar ID enables the next level of biometric security. Using breakthrough advances in meta-optic capability, Polar ID accurately captures the unique “polarization signature” of a human face. With this additional layer of information, even the most sophisticated 3D masks and spoof instruments are immediately detected as non-human.
