Such tags are built into a plastic housing like handheld calculators and other electronic devices. A smart label contains the RFID tag as well as printed barcodes and alphanumeric characters.

Smart labels integrating NFC and RFID technologies are enhancing consumer engagement, contactless payments, and security in ...

The tags are manufactured using inexpensive coils and a sensing material derived from a type of silicon rubber (PDMS) and carbon fibers. The coils are smaller than those employed in credit cards, and ...

Judges comments: "PulpaTronics' trackable RFID tags are a great example of mono-material design, using biomaterials instead of metals or plastics to create a smart product that is both recyclable ...

RFID tags are great little pieces of technology, but unfortunately, the combination of paper, metal, and silicon means they are as bad as some modern pregnancy tests — single-use electronic ...