The Change Mariner: RFID (Radio-Frequency ID Tags) Gussied Up With Biosensors

August 26, 2003

RFID (Radio-Frequency ID Tags) Gussied Up With Biosensors

Still stinging from failed attempts to introduce radio tags to consumers, retailers and their suppliers are now adding features to the technology to make it appear essential to the safety of the nation's food supply.
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But many companies are now combining the tags with sensors that can detect the presence of biological and chemical agents, or signal that a perishable item has expired. By doing so, they hope to gussy up the controversial technology as an essential terrorism-fighting tool.

Posted by Timothy Fredel at August 26, 2003 12:26 PM
Related Categories: Quadrant - Technological | Theme - 'Digital Impact' | Theme - 'Health(ier) Food' | Theme - 'Response to Terrorism' | Theme - 'The Biotech Century'

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