A tiny radio chip is arousing fear – but also great enthusiasm. Is it a threat to everything that we know as personal data protection, or the optimal way of keeping track in a chaos of products? A ...

RFID technology is everywhere, including in your new Michelin tires. Here's what they track and why.

Raadio-frequency identification (RFID) has been on the to-do list at most chemical company information technology (IT) departments for some time now. Lately, though, it is rather high on the list.

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Modern conveniences such as self-checkout and contactless payments are often taken for granted. Because of this, it’s natural to overlook the critical technology that makes such everyday efficiencies ...

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Hach Co. unveiled its DR 3900 spectrophotometer featuring state-of-the-art radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Hach, which describes the device as being “similar to a GPS telling you ...

Any method of identifying unique items using radio waves. Typically, a reader (also called an interrogator) communicates with a transponder, which holds digital information in a microchip. But there ...