RFID News Roundup

Tagsys-Dreamydress solution tracks garments in hundreds of nursing homes; iGPS intros RFID pallet rental service for pharmaceuticals, life sciences; University of Chicago Medical Center tests Proventix hand-hygiene system; DAP Technologies debuts rugged RFID-enabled PDA; German foil manufacturer unveils ultra-thin passive RFID antenna.

Hawaiian Group Readies Cold-Chain RFID Pilot

Hawaiian Group Readies Cold-Chain RFID Pilot

The state’s agricultural department will test RFID-enabled temperature sensors in reusable pallets as they are used to ship produce between the islands, while information will be stored on an Internet-based application hosted by GS1 Hong Kong.

Can RFID Be Used to Prevent Train Collisions?

Is this an application for which radio frequency identification could prove useful? —Name withheld ——— To answer this question, I reached out to Keith Sheardown, the general manager of technology solutions at Bombardier Transportation, one of the world’s largest...

Some Positive Coverage of RFID

Two recent news stories praise RFID for helping to reduce medical errors, and one article highlights the technology’s role in food safety.