The school’s Unit for Nanofabrication lab is employing an RTLS solution from LogiTag to identify researchers’ locations, and to issue alerts if a worker presses a panic alarm on an RFID tag.
GS1 ratifies new versions of EPCIS and CBV standards; Turck unveils new HF read-write head with extended surface area for improved functionality; WeTag unveils battery-free Bluetooth tag for locating misplaced or lost personal items; Russia Customs Union plans to test RFID to thwart contraband fur; RAIN RFID adds new member category.
Michael Waltrip Racing is launching an ultra-wideband RFID system from Zebra Technologies to track the movements of crew members and equipment during pit-stop training.
Hospitals are now using the ALT-Pro leak detector to identify the model of endoscope being used, and to then adjust the test settings according to that model’s specifications, while also storing data indicating which tests were conducted, by whom and with what results.
No one seems to agree on a definition, but everyone agrees that linking physical objects to the Internet is an important and ongoing trend.