News tagged with identification system

Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices

(AP) -- Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.

Technology / Other

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Never forget keys or phone ever again: Intelligent system keeps track of your items

RFID tags are becoming ubiquitous, shops, warehouses, libraries and others use them for stock and inventory control and to reduce the risk of theft. Now, a team in Dubai has developed the concept of an IPURSE, a mobile platform ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3-D microscope opens eyes to prehistoric oceans and present-day resources

A University of Alberta research team has turned their newly developed 3-D microscope technology on ancient sea creatures and hopes to expand its use.

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Calves clock-in for monitored mealtimes

Electronic ear tags are being used to provide an early warning system that will help farmers identify sick animals within a herd.

Biology / Other

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Embedding microchips in ornamental shrubs

Radiofrequency Identification (RFID), or microchip technology, has been used for years in animal identification systems and is now being tested for use in plants. Researchers note that microchip techniques ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer scientists develop smart, less obtrusive tracking system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University at Buffalo and Amrita University in India have developed the framework for a smart environment that can track people's whereabouts without the use of invasive technologies such ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Scientists design system using RFID devices to guide blind visitors inside unfamiliar buildings

An electronic system developed by Aura Ganz, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, allows visually impaired people to safely navigate unfamiliar buildings using a three-ounce ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Research on avoiding fraud in biometric identification

Spanish scientists from Carlos III University of Madrid are analyzing possible attempts at fraud in various biometric identification systems in order to improve the security of facial, iris, fingerprint or ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eye-witness identification may be attributed to bias

For the first time, eye-witness identifications are to be studied to determine if people avoid pointing the finger at someone they like in a police line-up.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plan for fingerprinting Great White Sharks

Computer scientists from the University of Bristol are collaborating with shark researchers to build an international visual biometrics database of Great White Sharks.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 13, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

RFID tags to boost transit worker safety

Trackside transit workers may soon be sporting RFID tags to improve their safety.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Students develop cane with e-tags to guide blind

(AP) -- A cane equipped with the technology that retailers use to tag merchandise could help blind people avoid obstacles.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers give high marks to new technology for fingerprint identification

Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of new technologies that automate the manual portion of latent ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dialect Detectives

(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology under development by Pedro Torres-Carrasquillo and his colleagues at Lincoln Laboratory may lead to a dialect identification system that compensates for a translator's inexperience ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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