American Thermal Instruments has licensed innovative technology that would prevent a tag from transmitting its signal unless the ambient temperature exceeded a preset threshold.
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Ultracapacitor Offers 75-Foot Read Range for Passive Tags
Storing energy from a small solar panel enables the passive UHF S/Cap tag to perform like a battery-assisted tag.
V. M. Salgaocar & Bro. Mines Automation From NFC-based Process
The Indian mining company has deployed a Near-Field Communication system to simplify the tracking of trucks from its iron mines to weigh stations, and through its processing plant.
Collaboration Can Accelerate RFID Adoption
Competitors working together can speed up the adoption of radio frequency identification, by agreeing on standards and how to implement them—which benefits all players.
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Saves Thousands With RFID
EPC tags and readers enable the facility’s cardiovascular department to reduce inventory, improve billing and earn big discounts.
RFID News Roundup
SAS Airlines begins distributing NFC stickers for frequent flyers’ mobile phones; Help Alert solution supports mobile-phone app for student and staff safety; Sony Ericsson selects NXP’s NFC solution for its Android-based smartphones; Isle of Wight Festival guests sport contactless wristbands; U.K. mental-health facility deploys AeroScout’s patient- and staff-safety solution; Secura Key offers updated card-ordering guide, intros Web training; Libelium adds new sensor board to Smart Cities solution.
Study Shows How to Optimize RFID-Enabled Resupply System for Nurse Stations
Hospitals could reduce labor costs by 18 percent by optimizing an existing RFID-based medicine-replenishment system for nurses, a University of Cincinnati research team finds.
RFID Journal Launches Brazilian Web Site
The Portuguese-language site, supported by HP’s RFID Center of Excellence, will feature RFID news and case studies focused on the fast-growing Brazilian market.
Dealing With the Great Stagnation
Author Tyler Cowen argues that the United States has “eaten all the low-hanging fruit,” and that future prosperity isn’t guaranteed, but new technologies like RFID could help.
How RFID Can Provide Critical Real-Time Production Information
Real-time information regarding key performance indicators is pivotal for driving processes toward meeting a company’s production targets.
Albis Technologies’ RFID Tags Help Protect European Art
Several museums have deployed the company’s active 2.4 GHz tags, which detect motion or measure temperature and humidity, thereby alerting the staff if an item is at risk of being stolen or damaged.
Pittsburgh Researchers Develop Implantable RFID for Orthopedic Device
A University of Pittsburgh team has completed the testing and development of the Ortho-Tag, a patented RFID system to read a passive tag via RF transmissions passing through a patient’s body.