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RAIN Alliance Launches Working Group for RAIN RFID Sensors

RAIN Alliance Launches Working Group for RAIN RFID Sensors

The RAIN Alliance has launched a working group for sensor-enabled RAIN RFID, chaired by Sara Amendola of Radio6ense, covering temperature, humidity, moisture, pressure, strain and freshness sensing. Battery-free tags put…

Case Study: Ferrari Sports Management’s hybrid power unit RFID bearing temperature sensing

Case Study: Ferrari Sports Management’s hybrid power unit RFID bearing temperature sensing

A battery-free RAIN RFID temperature sensor has been used to measure bearing temperature inside a sealed, rotating Formula 1 electric motor, a measurement point that conventional wired and optical instrumentation…

RFID and IoT: Where Tag Data Meets Sensor Networks

RFID and IoT: Where Tag Data Meets Sensor Networks

The lines between RFID and the Internet of Things are blurring fast. What started as two separate technology tracks, one focused on identifying objects and the other on connecting sensors,…

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…

Nodle and Paragon ID join forces to redefine what can be tracked

Nodle and Paragon ID join forces to redefine what can be tracked

Nodle and Paragon ID have announced a partnership that combines battery-free Bluetooth tags with a crowdsourced smartphone network, opening up new possibilities for large-scale asset tracking across multiple industries. At…

Walmart and Avery Dennison collaborate to enhance freshness with RFID technology

Walmart and Avery Dennison collaborate to enhance freshness with RFID technology

Retail giant Walmart and materials-science and identification specialist Avery Dennison have announced a landmark collaboration aimed at deploying advanced radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions in fresh-food categories including meat, bakery and deli.…

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