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Xerox Develops Silver Ink for Cheap Printable Electronics
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Xerox has developed an ink which can be used to print circuits onto plastics, films, and textiles. Although circuits printed on flexible materials aren't new, Xerox's method may be cheap and ...
Computing project combats Blackjack card counting
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Dundee graduate has created a computer system with the potential to make the game of Blackjack fairer by detecting card counters and dealer errors.
Review: Wireless charging lets you cut the cords
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's a pain to keep track of the chargers that go with cell phones, media players and other small electronics. It's even more annoying to stuff multiple power cords and adapters in your bag when you ...
GTRI is developing protocols for testing effects of RFID systems on medical devices
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are widely used for applications that include inventory management, package tracking, toll collection, passport identification and airport luggage security. More ...
'Smart Trash' concept could reinvent recycling with a cash incentive
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Envision a distasteful trip to the curb to take out the trash as a pleasant -- and profitable -- stroll. Some juiceless batteries - those are good for a few cents. An old keyboard might fetch ...
Salt and Paper Battery May One Day Replace Lithium Batteries
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Salt and paper battery can be used in many low-power devices, such as medical implants, RFID tags, wireless sensors and smart cards. This battery uses a thin-film which makes it an attractive ...
Measuring the next successful antennas for in-body health monitoring devices
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Antennas for the latest implanted medical devices are being developed by Queen Mary University of London and tested through a unique piece of kit at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
Smart food sensors could push down price of fruit 'n' veg
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 07, 2009 |
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The price of fresh food in shops and supermarkets could be reduced if innovative work at The University of Manchester to develop intelligent low-cost sensors is successful.
New Study Shows RFID Significantly Improves Item-Level Inventory Accuracy
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study on the use of radio-frequency identification tags on individual retail items shows that inventory accuracy decreases or diminishes over time with conventional systems that rely on barcodes and/or ...
An intelligent system avoids forgetting things
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 27, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) has created a system with Artificial Intelligence techniques which notifies elderly people or people with special needs of the forgetting of certain everyday tasks. ...
'Printed chips' could be boon for consumers
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Until now, creating the microchips that power all of our electronic gadgets has been a laborious, complex and time-consuming process costing billions of dollars. But if a Milpitas, Calif.-based startup succeeds, making them ...
Students develop cane with e-tags to guide blind
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A cane equipped with the technology that retailers use to tag merchandise could help blind people avoid obstacles.
Barcodes for the rest of us: Tiny labels could pack lots of information (w/ Video)
Jul 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The ubiquitous barcodes found on product packaging provide information to the scanner at the checkout counter, but that's about all they do. Now, researchers at the Media Lab have come up ...
Special alloy sleeves urged to block hackers?
Jul 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced ...
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
Jul 11, 2009 |
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Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards ...
