Stuff goes missing. Maybe you misplaced something, or maybe one of the uninvited guests at your last shindig is "borrowing" it. Regardless, now you need it, and you can't find it. But what if you ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed Ortho-tag, a system designed to identify orthopedic ...

A concept developed by New Jersey orthopedic surgeon Lee Berger, the noninvasive Ortho-Tag uses radio-frequency identification technology designed at Pitt to give physicians easy access to information ...

There are a number of sensors available for measuring certain changes in temperature, humidity, and other units of measurement, some of which have started their journey on Kickstarter. Now Cao Gadgets ...

In my garage sits a 20-cubic-foot chest freezer, large enough to hold a side of beef or an entire pig—cut and wrapped, of course—along with frozen fruit, vegetables, and more. We bought the freezer ...

A new long-range wireless tag detection system, with potential applications in health care, environmental protection and goods tracking, can pinpoint items with near 100 percent accuracy over a much ...

A more sustainable new form of electronic tag could help reduce the vast environmental impact caused by single-use RFID technologies, researchers say. Engineers from the University of Glasgow have ...

Tags for things like luggage and various other items you want to track are a great idea, but not always well-rounded. Battery powered tags can be rendered useless should you not be close enough, with ...

Real-time location system (RTLS) solutions deployed at hospitals allow health-care workers and management to locate equipment, patients or other personnel in real time. However, one shortcoming of ...