
NFC


Technology Startup Offers NFC Payment Implant
Walletmor has developed a Near Field Communication tag that can be embedded in a user's hand to enable credit card payments; the long-term plan is to release a similar solution for a full digital wallet, with an embedded NFC tag for multiple payment sources, access control and medical records.
NFC Dual Sensor and Authentication Tag for Spirits, Appliances, Drugs
NXP's NTAG 22x DNA family of NFC tag ICs leverage conductive and capacitive sensing to detect when a product has been opened, while providing moisture, pressure or fill-level sensing.
U.K. Project to Pilot NFC for Tracking Reusable Containers
The two-year TRACE project, led by a consortium that includes PragmatIC Semiconductor, will monitor NFC-tagged beverage bottles and food trays as they are sold, returned to a store, cleaned and then reused.
Label Company Beontag RFID Acquires Confidex
The acquisition will place Beontag among the largest RFID label producers globally, with a planned capacity of five billion labels, leveraging Confidex's ticketing and industrial tag products and its China-based manufacturing site.
World Trade Center Property Provides NFC-Based Building Access
Silverstein Properties is allowing tenants at 7 World Trade Center to use their iPhones or watches to access the building, their offices or other secured areas via a solution from HID Global, using Apple Pay.
Northwestern University Researchers Test NFC-enabled Micro-flier
The college is in the second phase of research into Near Field Communication tags that could capture pollution and weather data in the atmosphere when dropped from an aircraft, then transmit that information via a drone.
AIM Grows Its Education, Standardization Focus
The AIDC standards group is strategizing plans to reach out to a larger audience about technologies such as RFID, regarding not only standards but also regulation and successful use cases.
Technology Companies Partner for Cannabis Track and Trace
A hybrid solution from tech startup TrueGreen and RFID company Identiv enables UHF and NFC tracking from a single label to provide authentication, supply chain management and tamper-evident content for consumers who buy products at dispensaries.