RFID Could Play a Key Role in Telemedicine
New sensors show how the technology could help doctors monitor at-home patients remotely, thereby reducing costs and improving care.
Chip-size EPC Gen 2 Tag Promises to Enable New Applications
FEC International is marketing a tag made with NXP Semiconductors’ Ucode G2XM chip and an antenna that fits directly onto the IC’s surface, resulting in a tag approximately the size of a grain of sand.
Psychiatric Ward Uses RFID-based Alarms to Bolster Personnel Security
The system, developed by researchers at Finland’s Tampere University of Technology, includes active tags with an alarm button and routers that form a wireless sensor network.