Xerox has developed a new ink made from silver that can be used to print circuits onto plastics, films and textiles, according to physorg.com. What separates the silver ink from its peers is its low melting point, which allows it to be printed onto plastics without melting the plastic itself. Most metals melt at about […]

Rutgers University, in partnership with Tagsource, has announced the launch of the Rutgers University RFID Research Center located on the Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ. The new Research Center’s primary function is to provide insight into how RFID is being utilized across the globe to provide real business value. The center will also be used […]

The BloodCenter of Wisconsin (BCW) has won a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop RFID technology for the automatic identification, tracking, and status monitoring of blood and blood products across the entire transfusion medicine supply chain. The NIH grant will fund the development and testing of a prototype which […]

Voyantic, a global provider of RFID measurement solutions, has launched a new compact measurement cabinet and new software for measuring and testing UHF RFID tags. The shielded and anechoic measurement cabinet is much smaller than the traditional anechoic chambers currently used for measuring UHF tags and is designed for easy integration into office and laboratory […]

RFID and biometrics provider RCG Holdings Limited has signed a contract to provide its RFID security personnel patrol solution, the Guard Tour Monitoring solution, to the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE). The solution uses Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication enabled by RFID and wireless technologies to improve operational efficiency in the security patrol process. The first phase […]

iDTRONIC has announced the release of two new mobile bluetooth readers: I-Collect LF and I-Collect HF for multi-tag transponder reading and writing. The LF version of the I-Collect supports EM 4102, 4105, 4550, NXP Hitag 1/2/S FDXB transponders. The HF model is able to read ISO 14443 & ISO 15693 transponders including the Mifare family […]

Texas-based Alliance Tech, a provider of RFID enabled event measurement applications, announced the opening of its European office. The new division will be based in Munich, Germany and will offer event sales and strategy for clients planning trades fairs and events throughout Europe. Alliance Tech’s ATTENDANCE solution allows event organizers to accurately and immediately gain […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has just placed an order for $6.6 million in active RFID technology from Savi, a Lockheed Martin company. The order comes under the Defense Department’s RFID III procurement contract, a multiple award, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract with a total value of $429.4 million. The RFID tags, which are affixed to cargo containers […]

Genesis Health System has implemented AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RTLS for hospital-wide asset tracking and management at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. The solution uses Genesis Health System’s existing wireless network and consists of AeroScout Wi-Fi Tags, AeroScout Exciters and AeroScout MobileView software to track and manage about 700 items throughout the medical center, including infusion […]

Eastern Maine Medical Center’s (EMMC) newly renovated 32,000 square foot Imaging Center has recently installed a Real-time Locating System (RTLS) in order to better manage patient flow. Versus Technology’s RTLS automatically captures time parameters related to each patient’s visit, including wait time and time to complete a particular imaging service. Imaging Center staff can then […]