Articles tagged with: Rfid and Gentag

RFID Sensor Detects Radiation Threats in Shipping Containers Using Modified Cell Phone Tech

Sicel Technologies, a privately held, specialty medical device company, says that it has entered into a partnership with Gentag, to create a first passive (no battery), disposable, wireless Radio Frequency Identification (rfid) sensor to detect radiation threats in shipping containers using modified cell phone technology.  more

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Using Mobile Phones to Check Glucose Levels for Diabetics

A US university and a couple of companies have developed a testing pack for diabetics which uses a wireless sensor to send information to mobile phones. Georgetown University, Gentag, and Science Applications International have agreed to combine their respective intellectual property (IP) and expertise to create a new method to monitor glucose, using disposable skin patches with wireless sensors and cell phones. The resulting products could eliminate the need for finger pricking with lancets to draw blood for people of all ages with diabetes.  more

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