Unclonable RFID chip

The next-generation radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, unveiled by Verayo, may be impossible to copy, states Smart Planet.

RFID tags, which are used in the federal government, retail stores, corporate identification tags and passports, have been the subject of great debate because they transmit information using radio waves, which can be intercepted.

However, Verayo says it has implemented security technology into its RFID chips, making them impossible to be intercepted, as no two chips are the same.

Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has rolled out an RFID initiative to curb drug counterfeiting, reports RFID News.

The agency, in collaboration with Verification Technology, is equipping its drug supply chain with RFID tags.

The technology will be used for securing documents, inventory control tracking and tracing of products as well as verification of shipment receipts.

PlasmaTech has introduced RFID technology to 30 South American gold mines to improve worker safety, says Market Watch.

PlasmaTech's hand-held data collection device enables emergency staff to quickly determine and track down the whereabouts of all workers during an evacuation.

Marvin Williams, CEO of PlasmaTech, says: “We expect these South American installations will serve to showcase how PlasmaTech's technology can be put to work to provide additional safety to mines throughout the world.