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Other Jan 11, 2016

What makes a 'smart gun' smart?

Every time a toddler accidentally shoots a friend or family member, a teen kills himself via gunshot or a shooter perpetrates an act of mass violence, public discussion circles back to "smart gun" technology. The concept ...

Nanomaterials Dec 17, 2015

Graphene proves a perfect fit for wearable devices

Cheap, flexible, wireless graphene communication devices such as mobile phones and healthcare monitors can be directly printed into clothing and even skin, University of Manchester academics have demonstrated.

Security Dec 10, 2015

Comfort is important in identification

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has conducted a study about user attitudes to different personal identification methods. The most popular identification methods were internet banking access codes and passwords. The ...

Engineering Sep 18, 2015

Xerox launches printed memory products to combat counterfeiting

To help businesses and government better secure products as they are distributed, Xerox today introduced two printed electronic labels (also known asĀ "printed memory") that can collect and store information about the authenticity ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Sep 11, 2015

NFL to crunch Big Data in new tech deal

It won't just be bodies crunching on the NFL gridiron this season: teams and coaches will be getting data from every player with new technology unveiled on Friday.

Engineering May 6, 2015

Sensor detects spoilage of food

VTT has developed a sensor that detects ethanol in the headspace of a food package. Ethanol is formed as a result of food spoilage. The sensor signal is wirelessly readable, for instance, by a mobile phone. VTT Technical ...

Electronics & Semiconductors May 1, 2015

"Fingerprinting" chips to fight counterfeiting

It's often said that no two human fingerprints are exactly alike. For that reason, police often use them as evidence to link suspects to crime scenes.

Engineering Apr 17, 2015

Researchers use passive UHF RFID tags to detect how people interact with objects

Disney Research has demonstrated that battery-free, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be used to cheaply and unobtrusively determine how people use and interact with daily objects, enabling new types of interactive ...

Engineering Dec 24, 2014

College students use 'smart' technology in football helmets to detect injuries

Imagine a football helmet with brain wave probes and a device that measures acceleration forces to detect concussions on the field and directly communicate the information to medical staff.

Electronics & Semiconductors Dec 11, 2014

First fully programmable ISO 15693-compliant 13.56 MHz sensor transponder

Texas Instruments today announced the industry's first flexible high frequency 13.56 MHz sensor transponder family. The highly integrated ultra-low-power RF430FRL15xH system-on-chip (SoC) family combines an ISO 15693-compliant ...

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