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Old 26th September 2010, 12:35
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RFID - or Radio Frequency IDentification tags are (very) small microchips that respond to radio-signal interrogation. These are now tiny and lightweight.

Many consumer goods in supermarkets carry these now and these can be used to analyse stock levels (or dates).

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...dgets/rfid.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-f...identification

http://www.rfidc.com/
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