Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

NXP joins effort to track carbon emissions through NFC, RFID

Thursday, May 20, 2010

NXP Semiconductors has just joined the European Supply Chain Institute’s (ESCI) ‘Supply Chain Carbon Council,’ an organization dedicated to carbon emissions management and reduction.

NXP is joining the Council as a Lead Sponsor of the multi-year program promoting the application of wireless technologies, such as RFID and NFC, to the problem of accurately tracking emissions through the supply chain to product level.


Chris Feige of NXP Semiconductors says, “Based on our advanced RFID and NFC IC solutions, we can provide substantial system know-how to further improve the visibility of product emissions in the supply chain on a global level. The RFID tagging of printed circuit boards, for example would enable businesses and consumers to clearly determine the environmental footprint of consumer electronic products.”

“To have an interrogatable label on all products that gives the true real time ‘Emissions Footprint’ of the product is invaluable to business and ultimately the consumer,” adds John Connors, CEO of the European Supply Chain Institute. [end] 

The Basque National Health System has launched a neonatal security system designed to monitor and protect new-born infants using RFID technology.

When a pregnant woman is admitted to hospital, she is provided a tag with a unique identification which can be read in all the maternity zones. When the baby is born, an RFID tag specially designed for the new born is fitted to its ankle. The device monitors the infant 24 hours a day, detecting unauthorized movements, registering entries and exits to and from and enabling immediate location information.

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Orange Business Services is working together with Auchan Group, the international food retail group, to offer a real-time tracking solution to monitor the routing of plastic creates which carry fruits and vegetables in its French supermarkets.

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Salt Lake City-based Cirque demonstrated a prototype of its NFC-enabled GlidePoint computer track pad at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, according to Engadget.

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Ascendent ID has launched a long-range RFID tag for automatic vehicle identification systems in applications such as gated communities, parking facilities and college campuses.

The new CompacTag comes in a small package which can be installed inside the windshield by utilizing hook-and-loop fasteners or double-sided tapes for applications requiring a removable mount.

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ISRetail joined the European Supply Chain Institute’s Supply Chain Carbon Council. The council works in partnership with global innovators from technology and strategic advice sectors to deal with issues surrounding carbon emissions management and reduction.

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Another library joins the long list of those converting to RFID technology to developing a more efficient method of borrowing items - the Grand Rapids Public Library system.

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