Trash Talk
MIT’s SENSEable City Lab reveals the disposal process of everyday objects, highlighting inefficiencies in sanitation and recycling systems.
A Reader Revolution
Next-generation RFID interrogators sport unprecedented power and memory, improving installation and performance and delivering an ROI to end users.
A Tool for All Industries
Will today’s technology be able to handle tomorrow’s huge RFID data volumes?
File Under ‘Whatever’
RFID can take the ‘work’ out of paperwork.
Europe Takes the Lead
In the late 1990s, American companies liked to boast that they led the Internet revolution, implying that the United States was still the dominant economic and technological power. And a few years later, the United States did jump-start the next technological...
Mississippi County Tracks Waste Pickup
Using RFID readers on trucks and tags on waste carts, Monroe County identified 600 customers who were receiving service without being billed.
DHL Says Its SmartTrucks Save Money, Time and CO2
Field tests of the company’s RFID-enabled delivery vans showed that the initiative reduces fuel consumption and improves customer service, but read rates need some improvement.
Where Can I Find an Inexpensive RFID Interrogator?
Is there any type of RFID reader available that costs less than $100 apiece and is able to read a tag up to 15 inches away? —Name withheld ——— I am not aware of any interrogator today that costs less than $100. There are some high-frequency (HF) modules that sell for...The Tragedy of an Embryo Mix-up
A woman implanted with the wrong embryo highlights the need for automated error-detection systems.
The Tragedy of an Embryo Mix-up
A woman implanted with the wrong embryo highlights the need for automated error-detection systems.