Environment
Becoming More Sustainable via RFID
ITL Group has posted a webinar in partnership with Tageos which explores the importance of RFID in helping retail businesses achieve their sustainability goals.
Strawberries Managed from Grower to Store via RFID, QR Codes
Belgium's Coöperatie Hoogstraten, which has transitioned to sustainable cardboard containers for its berries, utilizes printed QR codes on containers, with RFID tags on each pallet to automatically capture product data in the supply chain.
IoT Nudges Hotel Guests to Limit Shower Length
A smart showerhead system from French startup Hydrao displays how long guests have been showering, while its Kerlink LoRaWAN IoT network and gateways enable the solution to provide hotels and hostels with data to manage that information.
IoT Data Helps Build Earth’s Digital Twin for Planetary Health
The European Commission is reviewing a European Space Agency project called Destination Earth that may launch in 2023, allowing governments, businesses and the public to determine the impacts of specific human activity on climate change.
Sustainable RFID Tag Designed for Safe Use in Microwave Ovens
Stora Enso's ECO Meal UHF RFID tag for the food and beverage industry has a printed paper antenna and can be applied to or built into microwaveable packaged foods without posing a fire or arcing hazard.
Global Study Shows IoT Growth in Cities Accelerated by COVID-19
An ESI ThoughtLab report on sustainable development goals in 167 cities, representing nearly 7 percent of the world's population, found that the coronavirus has accelerated technology growth worldwide as planners, administrators and businesses consider the post-pandemic realities of urban centers.
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison Smartrac, Future Laboratory partner on zero-waste action plan; TSC Printronix Auto ID adds RFID-barcode inspection to label printers; Tenna intros BLE beacon puck for construction equipment; IoT RTLS company Pinmicro joins UWB Alliance; AVX offers chip inductors for high-frequency RF apps; Sensormatic Solutions extends MTI partnership for RFID, IoT products; NewAge Industries announces B Corp. certification; Digital Twin Consortium, Global Mining Guidelines Group collaborate on digital twins for mining; Industrial Internet Consortium journal focuses on digital twins.
Star Wars Fans Journey Toward the Light or Dark Side With NFC
The Star Wars Identities tour, open in Singapore until June, is leveraging recyclable NFC-enabled wristbands and readers to help visitors make choices that will decide which path they follow through the Force.
New Platform Centralizes Product Data from Factory to Disposal
Avery Dennison's atma.io platform captures and manages data from QR codes, as well as NFC and RFID tags, and monitors around 10 billion items from the point of manufacture through the supply chain to stores and consumers.
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RFID Journal Digital Summit 2021 Report
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RFID in Health Care 2021 Report
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Webinar Report: Why Item-Level RFID Is the Key to BOPIS 2.0
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Virtual Event Report: RFID in Harsh Environments
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