(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study on the use of radio-frequency identification tags on individual retail items shows that inventory accuracy decreases or diminishes over time with conventional systems that rely on barcodes and/or ...
Engineering
Aug 27, 2009
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Until now, creating the microchips that power all of our electronic gadgets has been a laborious, complex and time-consuming process costing billions of dollars. But if a Milpitas, Calif.-based startup succeeds, making them ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Aug 12, 2009
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(AP) -- A cane equipped with the technology that retailers use to tag merchandise could help blind people avoid obstacles.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 3, 2009
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Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 11, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, simpler programming language for wireless sensor networks is designed for easy use by geologists who might use them to monitor volcanoes and biologists who rely on them to understand birds' nesting ...
Engineering
Apr 6, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices have widely been used for tracking for years; recently, scientists from U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a unique tracking ...
Engineering
Mar 24, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether slalom or alpine skiing, competitive skiing is all about thousandths of a second. Hence, professional athletes must constantly refine their technique. Small radio transmitters will make it possible ...
Engineering
Mar 3, 2009
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