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NASA to Launch RFID Test to Track Crewmember Supplies The agency is hoping passive RFID tags using surface acoustic wave technology will help it take inventory of consumable items in space.

Search Teams Put RFID to the Rescue to Help Find the Missing Rescue agencies in the United States and Canada are leveraging RFID wristbands and readers to cut the time needed to locate lost individuals.

RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 Highlights RFID Industry's Strength The large turnout of end users at RFID Journal's fifth annual conference and exhibition shows that interest in and adoption of radio frequency identification technology remain strong.

Vanguard, IRIS and DIS Unveil Printer-Encoders for EPC ID Cards Able to simultaneously print and encode a plastic RFID-enabled identification card, the devices are slated for a border-crossing pilot but could also be used at ski slopes, large events and similar venues.

Afilias Offering Free RFID Discovery Service SITA is the first taker of Afilias' offer, and two of its member airports are set to test the service this summer as part of a baggage-handling trial.

Eight RFID Labs Form Global RF Lab Alliance The goal of the group, which includes the University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center, is to spur large-scale research initiatives.

Aerospace Contractor Using RFID to Enable Just-in-Time Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing is transforming its processes using a lean manufacturing and Six Sigma model, and wants to use RFID to power those changes.

DOD Reaffirms Its RFID Goals The message at this week's DOD RFID Summit in Washington is that the U.S. Department of Defense is steadfast regarding its plans for deploying the technology.

RFID Helps Passengers Get a Seat on Lufthansa Flights The German airline is using RFID to speed up the process of switching between business-class and economy-class seats, based on real-time demand, on intercontinental flights to and from Frankfurt.

Barbados Uses RFID to Secure Cricket World Cup Final Active RFID technology from AXCESS International will be used to track vehicles and people moving through the main port.