Are There RFID Chips for Car Keys?

Have any transponders been produced for this application? —Name withheld ——— Almost all automobiles manufactured since 1995 have had an RFID transponder embedded in the plastic housing surrounding their key grip. These 13.56 MHz passive transponders communicate with...

RFID News Roundup

GuardRFID ships new one-year umbilical tag for TotGuard; Atos Origin and NXP intro end-to-end security in the Smart Grid; HID Global launches initiative for RFID animal tagging; Ekahau, Socket Mobile team on mobile computing performance and device tracking; Yawkey Cancer Center to use RTLS for patient, staff and asset tracking; Radiant RFID, Precision Dynamics release reusable Gen 2 UHF wristband.

Can RFID Tags Be Read When Buried Underground?

If so, which types of radio frequency identification technology would work best if a tag were located 3 feet below the surface of the Earth? —Name withheld ——— Burying RFID tags can prove challenging, because moisture in soil can absorb radio waves at higher...