Shedd Aquarium uses RFID-tagged ocean-floor objects, along with a remote-controlled claw with an RFID interrogator, to help children identify shells and rocks.
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German Researchers to Test Networking Tags for Assets, Blood
The group will use specially developed active UHF tags with built-in temperature sensors and the ability to determine their own location.
Patient-Safety Center Tests RFID-enabled Hand Sanitizers
The system, designed to decrease the number of patient infections, warns health-care providers if they fail to properly wash up before treating a patient.
Colorado Town Goes Contactless
An NFC-based system provided by Bling Nation allows State Bank customers in La Junta to pay for purchases with the tap of an RFID tag attached to their phones.
Health Industry Group Issues RFID Standard, But Excludes UHF for Consumable Items
The ANSI/HIBC 4.0 standard, created by the Health Industry Business Communications Council, provides guidelines for using passive RFID tags, but its likely impact on health-care organizations remains unclear.
RFID Weekly News Roundup — August 13, 2009
The RFID industry got a new trade show and industry association this week. Other news highlighted in the weekly roundup include multiple new implementation announcements and a handful of product releases.
RFID News Roundup
UPM Raflatac launches Dogbone Freeze tag to track frozen goods; Siemens intros compact UHF readers for production, logistics; SCM Microsystems announces new portable smart card readers; Onity’s new contactless locking solution to stay in 28 hotels; Rajant secures FIPS 140-2 validation for portable mesh network device; OTA Training creates RFID Australasian group.
DP World Ramps Up Its Dubai Deployment
Active RFID tags have been issued to 12,000 trucks that transport cargo to and from the company’s Jebel Ali terminal, where the system is speeding up vehicle entry and exit, as well as improving security.
Coscon’s Customers Use Tags to Monitor Cargo
Unlike a conventional RFID system, the tags utilize the global cellular network to transmit a container’s ID number and location, as well as the cargo’s environmental condition and status.
New Impinj Reader Goes on Autopilot
The Speedway Revolution automatically adjusts to external conditions, such as RFID tag density or the presence of metallic objects, enabling improved performance and easier installation.
RFID Mail Tracking Expands to 21 Countries
This month 21 countries will begin using RFID to track delivery times for international mail. The Universal Postal Union expects the system will be adopted by more than 100 of its member nations.
Global Postal Monitoring System Goes Live
The system, initiated by the Universal Postal Union, uses EPC Gen 2 RFID technology to measure delivery times for letters sent to and from 21 countries.