Food/Agriculture
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison Smartrac receives How2Recycle label for RFID paper hangtags; STMicroelectronics, CIHEVEA deploy LoRa SoC for smart farming; Robomart unveils fast-delivery retail platform; Senet, Helium partner on LoRaWAN network integration; the Industry IoT Consortium launches automotive OTA updates testbed; SpotOn raises funding to acquire Appetize; LiFi Beam funds light fidelity network installations.
Beverage Company Uses NFC to Ensure Product Authenticity
Liquor provider Roma is employing Avery Dennison technology to connect shoppers with its Cachaça Roma brand and enhance the customer experience.
U.K. NFC Pilot Focuses on Recycling
PragmatIC's flexible IC is being built into the packaging of food and beverages, then is being read at multiple points, such as on store shelves and when the packaging is returned, to manage both reusable and recyclable containers.
The IoT and Advanced Analytics Should Be a Priority for Disaster Relief Funding
Thanks to funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, groups can protect their communities and citizens.
General Electric to Pilot Battery-free RFID Sensors in Its Hydro Turbines
Asygn's RFID sensor ICs are being deployed or tested not only for hydropower production, but also agriculture and construction, to capture conditions in the field or at production facilities without requiring a battery or wired energy sources.
RFID News Roundup
iDTRONIC intros NFC RFID tags for industrial applications; NeWave, MobiZcan partner to develop Latin American RFID market; Avidity Science acquires UMG Inc., adding RFID to biomedical research; Spotlite360 explores agriculture use for blockchain, Internet of Things; Quanergy Systems partners with Power Motion on LiDAR.
ID-Cotton, AG Surveyors Boost Brazilian Cotton Quality
Products tracked from seeding to consumer offer confidence in the international market, thanks to GS1's Electronic Product Code standard.
IoT Solution Targets U.S. Mega-Drought with Agriculture-based Intelligence
SweetSense is teaming with LoRa satellite company Swarm to track water usage and conditions for southwestern farmers and communities, to help them understand and manage their use of water in the face of climate change.
How Internet of Things Solutions Can Better the Environment
The IoT's use cases and applications are endless, and the technology has proven critical in lessening mankind's impact on the planet.