Argonne National Laboratory has developed a strategy that uses RFID to safeguard nuclear materials.
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GS 1 Mexico Opens Knowledge Center
RFID Journal had an opportunity to tour the new facility, which provides Mexican companies with a resource for learning how to use GS1 standards.
Air Transport Industry Weighs Benefits of RFID
Airports and airlines that have adopted RFID technology show it can make myriad operations more efficient—cutting costs, improving safety and security, and delivering customer services.
RFID Tags That Never Forget
Researchers at University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a software program that could lead to smarter, more secure passive tags.
2011 RFID Journal Award Winner: RFID Green Award—The Greening of Mission Foods
RFID made it economically feasible for the tortilla manufacturer to switch from disposable corrugated boxes to reusable plastic containers.
2011 RFID Journal Award Winner: Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service—RFID Delivers a Royal Payback
Royal Caribbean is installing self-service soft drink machines on its entire fleet of 22 cruise ships, keeping guests happy and generating explosive profits.
Energy-Harvesting Sensors to Monitor Health of Jet Engines
The wireless sensors will be utilized to monitor engine bearings on F-35 Joint Strike Fighters while in flight, using their turbines’ heat to power RFID transmissions.
Will NFC Dominate Mobile Payments?
As banks, credit-card companies, smartphone manufacturers and others vie for dominance, much of the buzz surrounds a form of radio frequency identification known as Near Field Communication.
Industrial Meat Ovens Cook With RFID
Food equipment manufacturer Alkar is offering wireless temperature probes that have helped its customers save on labor, as well as reduce spoilage.
RFID News Roundup
Trimble updates ThingMagic embedded RFID readers; Identec Group raises $7.5 million in round of private financing; Google unveils NFC-based mobile-payments service; ODIN Labs completes benchmark tests on high-memory RFID tags; Frick offers new RFID floor tags for warehouse operations; HCT USA intros slim PDA with wireless RFID reader; U.K. contactless solutions companies, ACT and sQuid, merge.
RFID Makes Matches for E-Cigarette Smokers
Transceivers embedded in packs of Blu Cigs electronic cigarettes will alert users when another smoker of the same product comes within about 10 meters.
RFID Helps Scientists Study Honeybees’ Homing Behavior
A newly published study shows how tiny passive 13.56 MHz tags were used to measure the length of time it takes the insects to return to their hive, after being transported to a variety of locations.