Articles tagged with: Rfid and Intel

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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Averting radio spectrum saturation, opportunistically

Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio environment and opportunistically grab free bandwidth be a solution?  more

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New Car-Ignition Key can Jam Mobile Phones

University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers (or anyone frankly) from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving.  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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