03/27/10

Permalink 20:34:34, Categories: Announcements [A], 34 words   English (EU)

RFID as common as Barcodes - we'll be swimming in RF waves

"To replace barcodes, RFID tags will need to cost a penny or less. But Cho says this should be achievable if all the layers on a tag can be deposited with a roll-to-roll process"

03/21/10

Permalink 19:49:20, Categories: News, 4 words   English (EU)

The World Blogging Itself

01/31/10

Permalink 21:38:47, Categories: Announcements [A], 24 words   English (EU)

Smart Dust

I especially like the part about sensors harvesting power from "the ambient radio power from television , FM radio and WiFi networks. Props to Tesla..."

01/13/10

Permalink 18:10:38, Categories: News, 36 words   English (EU)

When We're All in the Same Biometric Database...

"The Knesset on Monday adopted a bill establishing a biometric database in Israel, which will eventually lead to the replacement of regular identification with electronic IDs. Forty Mks supported the bill, 11 opposed it, and three abstained."

12/28/09

Permalink 09:16:46, Categories: Announcements [A], 47 words   English (EU)

Implanting Memories

"Researchers have devised a way to write memories onto the brains of flies, revealing which brain cells are involved in making bad memories...They modified the neurons by adding a sort of trigger, or receptor, to each one. This receptor was activated by a chemical called ATP."

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