NEWS

Louisiana State University Students Craft an RFID Solution for Art Museums
The Exhibition Next system seeks to offer museums a more economical way to provide patrons with information about art being viewed, as well as help the museums to gauge the popularity of their exhibits.

SenoRx Uses Implantable RFID Tags to Mark Breast Tumors
The company's system would allow radiologists to inject a passive RFID tag into a patient's breast, to help a surgeon locate a lesion during a lumpectomy.

RFID News Roundup
TagMaster gets million-dollar order for railway project; Ceitec develops RFID chip, livestock tag for Brazilian market; Arygon launches high-speed NFC reader; Germany to issue RFID-enabled national ID cards.

ZF Friedrichshafen Shifts to RFID-Guided Production
The German maker of automotive components attaches EPC Gen 2 tags to the housing of each eight-speed transmission it assembles, thus enabling the company to better manage its manufacturing process.

At Dragon Boat Race, RFID Captures Festival-goers
RFID interrogators installed in Chicago's Ping Tom Park helped the event's organizers learn where attendees of varying demographics spent their time.

RFID Cabinets Help Saint Joseph's Hospital Buy in Bulk
The Atlanta medical center is using a WaveMark solution to track its inventory of cardiac products, and their usage on patients.

RFID News Roundup
Rush Tracking Systems selects Impinj's Speedway reader for RFID-enabled lift trucks; Salto Systems and Skidata team up on RFID technology; researchers develop MEMS-based device for powering wireless sensor nodes; Axway intros new version of Track & Trace, receives EPCglobal certification; Organic Electronics Association publishes roadmap for printed electronics; Austriamicrosystems unveils new reader chip that can be used worldwide.

RFID Journal and RFID in Healthcare Consortium to Host RFID in Health Care Seminar
During RFID Journal LIVE! 2010, leading hospitals and clinics will reveal ways to improve patient outcomes while cutting costs, automating payments and reducing capital expenditures.

RFID Follows Art
International Conservation Services, a provider of art services, is using an EPC Gen 2 RFID solution from Smarttrack and Vernon Systems to track and manage its high-value objects.

Tunnel Construction Companies Use RFID Badges to Text Workers
Ekahau's Wi-Fi-based tags help management locate workers and communicate with them as they bore through mountains in northwest Spain.