RFID Cabinets Help Saint Joseph’s Hospital Buy in Bulk
The Atlanta medical center is using a WaveMark solution to track its inventory of cardiac products, and their usage on patients.
Could Passive RFID Awaken a Processor?
Would it be possible for a passive radio frequency identification tag to wake up a processor as it passes within range of a reader? If so, what would be its maximum range? —Name withheld ——— Are you referring to a microprocessor in a computer? There are USB readers...How Can RFID Offer Computer Security?
Is it possible to employ radio frequency identification to log onto a Windows computer securely? —Name withheld ——— RFID technology is used to identify unique individuals, so it is possible to create an interface enabling you to log onto your computer using an RFID...RFID News Roundup
Rush Tracking Systems selects Impinj’s Speedway reader for RFID-enabled lift trucks; Salto Systems and Skidata team up on RFID technology; researchers develop MEMS-based device for powering wireless sensor nodes; Axway intros new version of Track & Trace, receives EPCglobal certification; Organic Electronics Association publishes roadmap for printed electronics; Austriamicrosystems unveils new reader chip that can be used worldwide.
RFID Journal and RFID in Healthcare Consortium to Host RFID in Health Care Seminar
During RFID Journal LIVE! 2010, leading hospitals and clinics will reveal ways to improve patient outcomes while cutting costs, automating payments and reducing capital expenditures.
Can RFID Track Electrical Conduits?
Our company seeks an RFID system that would enable us to place tags on electrical conduits, enabling us to track sections with an RFID receiver in order to better follow large conduit runs from beginning to end within large construction sites. Is this possible? —Name...RFID Follows Art
International Conservation Services, a provider of art services, is using an EPC Gen 2 RFID solution from Smarttrack and Vernon Systems to track and manage its high-value objects.
Can RFID Prevent Heart Attacks?
Is it possible to alert people to potential heart failure using RFID—and, if so, how? —Name withheld ——— I’m unaware of any system on the market today that employs radio frequency identification to alert patients or doctors to potential heart failure. Several...
Tunnel Construction Companies Use RFID Badges to Text Workers
Ekahau’s Wi-Fi-based tags help management locate workers and communicate with them as they bore through mountains in northwest Spain.
Lavazza Uses RFID to Track Packaging Materials, Boosting Efficiency
The coffee manufacturer employs EPC Gen 2 passive UHF RFID tags to automate the replenishment of packaging materials supplied by Goglio Cofibox, and used to create products Lavazza sells to consumers.