The quest to end lost airline luggage
Victor DaRosa stands under a scorching afternoon sun, loading bags onto a jet heading to Detroit.
Victor DaRosa stands under a scorching afternoon sun, loading bags onto a jet heading to Detroit.
Other
Aug 31, 2016
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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