Radio-frequency technology developed at the University of Pittsburgh that uses human tissue instead of air as a conduit for radio waves is the basis of the first electronic "tag" system designed to track and monitor orthopaedic ...
Engineering
Jun 10, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost all electronic devices contain printed circuit boards, which are patterned with an intricate copper design that guides electricity to make the devices functional. In a new study, researchers have taken ...
For the first time, data from electronic tags attached to marine animals will be incorporated into the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), a NOAA-led national partnership committed to enhance our ability to collect, ...
Environment
Mar 4, 2011
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An annual collaboration of Stanford researchers and sport anglers in Hawaii is revealing the long migration paths of the Pacific blue marlin, a large, spectacular fish with a snout shaped like a spear. Electronic tags placed ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As RFID tags are becoming more widespread for tracking and identifying almost anything, researchers are continuing to develop cheap, ultralow-power memory devices for these applications. In a recent study, ...
A new study by a team including a professor from North Carolina State University has found a way to implement wireless monitoring technology - with uses ranging from climate control to health and safety applications - by ...
Engineering
Aug 18, 2010
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(AP) -- Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book club and perhaps ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 29, 2010
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(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is putting electronic identification tags on men's clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world's largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows ...
Other
Jul 23, 2010
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Long lines at store checkouts could be history if a new technology created in part at Rice University comes to pass.
Nanophysics
Mar 18, 2010
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At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference (ISSCC), Holst Centre, Imec and TNO present a dual-gate-based organic RFID chip with record data rate and lowest reported operating voltage. For the first time, the ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 9, 2010
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