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Massachusetts student wins award for developing printable, chipless RFID tag

Massachusetts student wins award for developing printable, chipless RFID tag

Kevin Sun, 17, has won a $10,000 innovation award at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair for a chipless RFID tag printed directly onto plastic packaging. Made from conductive…

RFID and Blockchain: Hype vs Reality for Supply Chain Transparency

RFID and Blockchain: Hype vs Reality for Supply Chain Transparency

The pairing of RFID and blockchain has attracted serious attention over the past few years. Vendors promise end-to-end supply chain visibility, tamper-proof records, and instant traceability from factory floor to…

RFID in the UK: Adoption Trends, Key Players, and Opportunities

RFID in the UK: Adoption Trends, Key Players, and Opportunities

The United Kingdom has emerged as one of Europe’s most dynamic RFID markets, with adoption accelerating across retail, healthcare, logistics, and the public sector. Valued at approximately USD 595 million…

Auburn Research and Technology Foundation break ground on new $22M RFID Lab

Auburn Research and Technology Foundation break ground on new $22M RFID Lab

Auburn University is set to gain a major new resource for RFID innovation after the Auburn Research and Technology Foundation broke ground on a $22 million laboratory facility dedicated to…

How to Run an RFID Tag Selection Trial

How to Run an RFID Tag Selection Trial

Choosing the right RFID tag for a deployment is not something that should be left to guesswork. Whether you are rolling out asset tracking in a warehouse, embedding labels into…

RFID Journal LIVE! 2026 – Imminent (May 19-21, Las Vegas)

RFID Journal LIVE! 2026 – Imminent (May 19-21, Las Vegas)

RFID Journal LIVE! 2026 is just days away, with the industry’s flagship conference and exhibition set to run May 19 through 21 at the Rio in Las Vegas. The event…

Insecticide in insect repellents impairs bumblebees’ ability to navigate

Insecticide in insect repellents impairs bumblebees’ ability to navigate

A new study by researchers at the University of Turku and the University of Oulu in Finland has revealed that prallethrin, a common insecticide found in mosquito repellent devices such…

Researchers use RFID technology to open up new possibilities for measuring respiratory function

Researchers use RFID technology to open up new possibilities for measuring respiratory function

Researchers affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, and the University of Gothenburg have developed a new contactless method for measuring breathing movements using RFID technology. The approach…

IEEE RFID 2026 Conference Announced

IEEE RFID 2026 Conference Announced

The IEEE Council on RFID (CRFID) has officially announced that IEEE RFID 2026, the 20th Annual IEEE International Conference on RFID, will take place from June 16 to 18, 2026,…

University Study Shows RFID Achieves 100 Percent Drug Traceability in Healthcare

University Study Shows RFID Achieves 100 Percent Drug Traceability in Healthcare

A recent Michigan State University’s Axia Institute study has demonstrated that RFID technology can deliver full, end-to-end traceability of pharmaceutical drugs within a healthcare environment, achieving 100 percent tracking accuracy…

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