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Conductive thread stores data in clothes without built-in tech

New technology may soon enable you to get into your home or office with nothing more than your coat, wristband or tie. Scientists at the University of Washington have found a way to create smart fabric , using only conductive thread with no other added electronics.

The team manipulated the polarity of magnetized fabric in cloth patches to encode different types of data, which so far can include 2D images and strings of bits, which can store things like passwords. The data can then be read with a standard smartphone using "its inbuilt magnetometer," wrote the...

MIT Drone Fleets Track Warehouse Inventory - Engadget

Imagine a warehouse buzzing with tiny drones that automatically track and monitor inventory from afar, leaving workers free to manage and move material. That's the new system developed by MIT researchers, which could prevent mismatches and help employees find particular items faster on top of looking really cool with a bunch of worker drones zipping around.

Most importantly, small drones fly around safely as they read RFID tags on inventory from "tens of meters away" with a 19 cm margin of error, according to a report introducing the system. But warehouse-safe tiny UAVs aren't big enough to carry RFID readers...

Delta's RFID luggage tracking system now includes a map view

Delta's new RFID luggage tags rolled out earlier this year, making it harder for at least one airline to lose your bags. Now, just in time for the holiday travel rush, Delta has already upgraded their baggage tracking system to include a up-to-the-minute map view of a bag's journey .

84 of Delta's largest destinations in the US already have RFID tracking installed and the airline says all domestic stations will now be able...

PanGo unveils WiFi-based active RFID tag - Engadget

Although PanGo isn't the first firm on the block to kick out WiFi-enabled RFID tags , that didn't stop the outfit from introducing its latest active unit and aiming it squarely at you (and your officemates). Sure enough, this third-generation "asset tracking tag" touts a smaller form factor, "enhanced functionality," and extended battery life compared to ones past, but still...

MIT developed a new system to help robots track objects

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new system that will either improve the quality and accuracy of robotics or lead to humanity's inevitable demise at the hands of mechanical overlords. Using RFID tags, the researchers were able to make robots more efficient and accurate when tracking moving objects. The development carries major implications for the future of drones, manufacturing robots and many other applications.

The system, which will be presented in a paper at the USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and...

Tikitag promises to bring RFID tags to everything

The Alcatel-Lucent-backed Tikitag sure has managed to keep a low profile until now, but it looks to have made quite a splash at the DemoFall conference this week, where it showed off its RFID tagging system that's apparently set to go into public beta in less than a...

Oyster Cards vulnerable to RFID hack, lots of other ...

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Sure, it's fun to say that one billion RFID cards are now at risk due to the Mifare Classic's broken encryption , but it's another thing to comprehend how widespread the fallout could potentially be -- the London Underground's...

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