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Characteristics and Application of a Novel Loop Antenna to UHF RFID Receivers

Characteristics and Application of a Novel Loop Antenna to UHF RFID Receivers

RadioFrequency IDentification (RFID), which was developed around World War II, is a technology... Read more

5 August, 2011

RFID: An idea whose time has come

...out to be merely the flash in the pan of marketing hype. Radiofrequency identification (RFID), on the other hand, seems to have matured beyond the... Read more

19 February, 2004 by Mark Kaelin

Seeing past the RFID hype

When it comes to radiofrequency identification technology, the conventional wisdom is that it will certainly revolutionise the... Read more

4 March, 2004 by Matt Hines

Drug companies prescribed RFID

The US Food and Drug Administration is urging pharmaceutical companies to adopt radiofrequency identification technology as a means to combat drug counterfeiting. In a report... Read more

19 February, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert

Big Blue founds RFID lab in Japan

IBM's second RFID research facility will target manufacturers and retailers, with other labs set to open in France and Texas by the end of next month Read more

25 May, 2004 by Aloysius Choong

Welcome to the world of RFID

Imagine going through the supermarket checkout in 30 seconds or remotely ascertaining the contents of your cupboards Read more

15 January, 2004 by John Carroll
Passive Ultrawide Bandwidth RFID

Passive Ultrawide Bandwidth RFID

UltraWide Bandwidth (UWB) technology is a promising solution for next generation RadioFrequency Identification (RFID) systems to overcome most of the main limitations of current... Read more

14 August, 2008

How to get consumers to swallow electronic tags

...week's Enterprise Wireless Technology show in London heard a proponent of radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags explain some of the techniques that retailers should use... Read more

18 October, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

NEC lends weight to RFID standards effort

...electronics giant NEC is backing a global effort to establish standards for radiofrequency identification technology. The company last week became the first Japanese IT firm... Read more

24 May, 2004 by Winston Chai

Does your data belong to you?

...airline. In Australia, privacy advocates are battling another form of "cancer" -- RFID (radiofrequency identification) technology. Malcolm Crompton, Australia's Privacy Commissioner, told ZDNet Australia's... Read more

20 January, 2004 by Fran Foo

Casinos take a punt on RFID

Another growth area has been identified for deployment of the controversial radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology -- the casino. According to a report in this week... Read more

9 January, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

RFID spending set to soar

Radiofrequency identification (RFID) may have its controversial aspects, but the technology is on... Read more

7 January, 2004 by Matthew Broersma

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