RFID Helps Xplor Action Park Photograph Visitors as They Zip By
EPC tags embedded in safety helmets identify each individual, by means of readers installed in caves, along rivers and at the tops of towers.
Could RFID Be Used to Find Tools Lost Within an Aircraft?
Would the technology be able to help us locate missing equipment? —Name withheld ——— Yes, it could—but ensuring that stray tools are detected 100 percent of the time would require testing. It might be possible to tag tools with passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF)...
Linking RFID Product Buyers With Sellers
Our new pay-per-click advertising program will enable RFID solutions providers of any size to let end users know about the products they offer.
Johns Hopkins’ New Facility Tracks Food, Assets, Staff
Versus IR/RFID hybrid technology enables the hospital to know the locations of its equipment and employees, as well as automated carts transporting food, with a goal of improving efficiency.
How Can I Track Insects Via RFID?
I would like to monitor the insects from approximately 2 inches away, or slightly less, using radio frequency identification. Each insect measures approximately 0.5 inch in size. I do not require long-range tracking. What are my options? —Name withheld ——— There have...
University of Alabama Tags Historical Garments Collection
Staff, students and volunteers are tagging thousands of items so they can be identified through a closed box, without being handled, by means of handheld RFID readers.
What Is the Maximum Distance From Which an RFID System Will Work?
From how far away could I read radio frequency identification tags? —Name withheld ——— The answer depends on the type of RFID solution that you are using. Passive low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) systems have a read range of approximately 3 feet (1 meter). A...
Law Firm Uses RFID to Track Every Page of Confidential Documents
The firm utilizes a system provided by Lexmark, Plus Technologies and ATM Software Solutions to print RFID-enabled documents with a unique ID for each page.
RFID News Roundup
Ekahau announces updated Wi-Fi RTLS staff badge and pager; IVSN Group debuts shipping solution that supports RFID for DOD contractors; Smartrac joins OSPT, an alliance promoting a standards-based, secure contactless transit fare-collection platform; GS1 US, GS1 Germany combine data-management subsidiaries.