RFID Shelf-life Monitoring Helps Resolve Disputes
By attaching RFID-enabled sensors to shipments of perishable goods, producers and retail buyers can identify spoilage, and its causes.
NASA to Launch RFID Test to Track Crewmember Supplies
The agency is hoping passive RFID tags using surface acoustic wave technology will help it take inventory of consumable items in space.
German Automakers and Suppliers Track Industry-Wide Supply Chain With RFID
A multiyear project involving several automakers and their suppliers, academia and the German government, is testing RFID to improve supply chain visibility and efficiencies.
No Defense for Erroneous DOD Article
An article in the May issue of National Defense Magazine claims—wrongly—that the U.S. Department of Defense is no longer requiring RFID tagging.
Most Innovative Use of RFID: Getting the Bugs Out
Dow AgroSciences is a winner of the first annual RFID Journal Awards. With its RFID-enabled termite monitors, Dow is helping pest control companies kill wood-devouring insects faster and more efficiently.
Hopes and Hurdles for RFID Adoption in India
India is considerably behind its North American and European counterparts in adoption of RFID technology. With its burgeoning domestic economy and increasing role as a supplier of goods abroad, however, eventual RFID adoption is almost certain. Indeed, a number of initiatives are already underway.
RFID Takes Root in Washington
Beyond the U.S. Department of Defense’s sweeping RFID mandate, the technology is becoming big business on the civilian side of the U.S. federal government—and it could have a lasting impact.
Search Teams Put RFID to the Rescue to Help Find the Missing
Rescue agencies in the United States and Canada are leveraging RFID wristbands and readers to cut the time needed to locate lost individuals.
Jena University Hospital Prescribes RFID to Reduce Medication Errors
The German hospital is beginning a pilot designed to track individual antibiotic prescriptions from the pharmacy to the patient.
EPCglobal Director Says No Need to Wait for China to Officially Condone EPC
The organization’s global development director says the nation’s new UHF RFID regulations mean global companies can now use EPC tags and readers to track Chinese-made goods throughout the supply chain.