The quest to end lost airline luggage
Victor DaRosa stands under a scorching afternoon sun, loading bags onto a jet heading to Detroit.
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News tagged with rfid
Automated robot that scans library shelves using laser mapping and radio tags can ensure no book is misplaced again
Being able to access and download information in an instant is a hallmark of the digital age. But much of the world's knowledge remains between the pages of printed books. Tracking these volumes in libraries is a tedious, ...
Robotics
Jun 2, 2016
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Technique processes RFID signals rapidly for real-time interactivity
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are designed primarily for inventory control, but researchers at Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to process the tag signals with sufficient speed ...
Engineering
May 11, 2016
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New techniques make RFID tags 25 percent smaller
Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a suite of techniques that allow them to create passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags that are 25 percent smaller – and therefore less ...
Engineering
May 9, 2016
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Battery-less computers can now be reprogrammed wirelessly
Computers are getting better with each day. They are becoming so energy-efficient that we can now think about cutting the final cord that connects them with the outside world: a power supply cable. A great example of such ...
Engineering
Apr 6, 2016
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Hack-proof RFID chips could secure credit cards, key cards, and pallets of goods
Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have developed a new type of radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is virtually impossible to hack.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 3, 2016
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Advanced system based on discrete events paves the way for automated industrial monitoring
Individual operations on the shop floor of an industrial plant can be tracked using a sophisticated automated monitoring system that employs advanced mathematical techniques. To track work in progress, A*STAR scientists combined ...
Engineering
Jul 29, 2015
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Ready for liquor bottles smart enough to talk smart phones?
The message-in-a-bottle routine is going Wi-Fi. And that means pretty soon you'll have your very own mini Times Square at the bar, right on the bottle.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 21, 2015
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Scientists print low cost radio frequency antenna with graphene ink
Scientists have moved graphene—the incredibly strong and conductive single-atom-thick sheet of carbon—a significant step along the path from lab bench novelty to commercially viable material for new electronic applications.
Nanophysics
May 19, 2015
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Chipless tracker could transform barcode industry
Barcodes on packaged goods could soon be a thing of the past with the rapid expansion of chipless tags, and Monash University researchers are at the forefront of developing this technology.
Engineering
Apr 20, 2015
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