Reproductive Clinic Uses RFID to Guarantee Parental Identity
At Overlake Reproductive Health, passive 13.56 MHz RFID tags and interrogators track human sperm, eggs and embryos throughout the assisted-reproduction process.
RFID Journal, AIM Europe Produce Auto-ID Seminar
At the third annual RFID Journal LIVE! Europe conference and exhibition, AIM Europe will host preconference sessions to educate attendees about a range of auto-ID topics, including how to use bar codes and RFID in tandem.
We Built This City on RFID
A high-tech cluster can spur economic growth. So how do you create one for RFID?
Startup Says It Has Cost-Effective Means to RFID-Enable Packaging
Hide-Pack’s system embeds an RFID inlay into the joint of a box during manufacturing, protecting the tag and eliminating the need for an externally applied RFID label.
RF Technologies Journal Issues Call for Papers
Several academics have come together to create a peer-reviewed journal focused on RFID and related technologies.
RFID Solution Announced for California e-Pedigree Reqs
HP, Nosco, SupplyScape, and Systech jointly announced a collaborative solution for meeting pharmaceutical product serialization and electronic pedigree requirements that go into effect in California in 2009. The solution supports RFID and 2D bar code technologies, as well as EPCglobal RFID and electronic pedigree standards.
RFID Gains Traction at John Deere
The heavy-machinery manufacturer is using EPC Gen 2 tags to aid quality control, monitor work-in-process and streamline production.
RFID Provides ETAs to N.Y. Drivers
The state’s transportation department is piloting a system that uses EZPass active tags to calculate travel times displayed on overhead signs along Long Island’s Northern Parkway.
RFID News Roundup
Confidex announces another metal-mount tag; Syscan to acquire Alternatives Technologies Pharma; William Frick & Co. introduces tags for pipes; ID&Traceback interrogator approved for European sheep and goats; research study says passive RFID may make inroads in e-seal market.
Research: RFID in China Growing 23% Quarterly
Chinese research firm Analysys International just released findings on the RFID market in China, which appears to be growing at an enviable rate. According to Analysys, the market grew 23.4 percent in just the second quarter alone, when it reached RMB 1.076 billion, or roughly US$143 million.