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Is There a “Gold Standard” for 13.56 MHz RFID in Terms of Efficiency and Range?

I am trying to figure out which tags and readers are the state-of-the-art options. —Name withheld ——— I

NewsJanuary 24, 2011

St. Andrew’s Healthcare Gets Help in Real Time

The British mental-health institution is reaping a bunch of benefits from its Wi-Fi-based RTLS infrastructure, consisting of Motorola

NewsOctober 18, 2010

PBS NewsHour Responds to RFID Journal

A follow-up story on its Web site informs readers of some of the concerns that I raised about

NewsAugust 20, 2010

PBS NewsHour Responds to RFID Journal

A follow-up story on its Web site informs readers of some of the concerns that I raised about

NewsAugust 19, 2010

How Is RFID Utilized in Passports?

What kind of RFID tags and reader antennas are used in passports, and do they comply with EPCglobal’s

NewsMay 11, 2010

Dairy Queen Pilots RFID-Based Mobile Marketing Platform

Dairy Queen is testing a new customer loyalty and discount system that uses an RFID tag to authenticate

NewsJune 8, 2009

Finnish Military Tests RFID for Triage Application

Researchers in Finland successfully tested an RFID system based on near field communication (NFC) for tracking mass casualties.

NewsJune 2, 2009

University of Michigan Health System Tags Surgical Tissue

The hospital is using passive high-frequency RFID tags to secure and manage up to 190 different tissue products,

NewsApril 14, 2009

RFID News Roundup

Army depot deploys RFID to manage its vehicle fleet; Spanish health club fits RFID into operations; Barclays debit

NewsMarch 12, 2009

RFID News Roundup

Washington state legislature makes spying on consumers a felony; Sirit to enable NFC, contactless support for Windows Mobile

NewsMarch 13, 2008

Chilean Copper Mine Tracks Vehicles and Workers

Anglo American's El Soldado mine uses RFID tags on front loaders, trucks and miners to ascertain who is

NewsMarch 6, 2008

Keytroller Simplifies Its Keyless Ignition Switch

The company now offers a lower-cost version of its RFID-enabled ignition controllers for forklifts and other industrial vehicles.

NewsDecember 18, 2006

New Approach to RFID-Powered Building Security

A platform called Tetragate combines RFID-enabled ID cards with cameras and facial-recognition software to monitor and authenticate people

NewsOctober 5, 2006

RFID-Enabled IDs: Educate, Don’t Legislate

Whenever we're faced with an emerging, unproven technology such as RFID-enabled identification documents, there is a premature urge

Expert ViewsAugust 28, 2006

A Reality Double-Check

What mobile phones are telling us about RFID security.

Expert ViewsMarch 6, 2006

RFID Heals Hospital’s Inventory Problems

The King’s Daughters Medical Center is using RFID to inventory and track patients’ cardiac medical devices, and to

NewsAugust 15, 2005

A Bit of Privacy

Instead of killing RFID tags to protect consumer privacy, we could add a privacy bit.

Expert ViewsMay 2, 2005

Congress Considers Evacuation Tracking

The U.S. House is evaluating tracking technology for possible deployment at Congressional facilities in order to locate House

NewsFebruary 7, 2005