• Nov , 21 2018

NEAR-FIELD radio frequency identification (NF-RFID) systems are being widely used for item-level tagging in pharmaceutical and retailing industries [1]. Since in NF applications the tag detection has to be limited within an assigned confined volume close to the antenna surface, a proper reader antenna design is required. A number of solutions for NF UHF RFID reader antennas have been proposed. Ant...

• Nov , 21 2017

In the early morning of November 10, the official ball of the 2018 World Cup in Russia was created with brand new technology. Called the "Telstar 18" (TV star), the football is printed on a gold-colored Russian World Cup Logo with a gradient mosaic pattern and a built-in NFC chip. Using many new technologies and innovative NFC chips, you can transfer data with your smart phone. Each ball generates...