Various types of microchips with specific capabilities are suited for different purposes. RAIN RFID allows about 1,000 item tags to be read per second at a 30-foot range, Diorio explained.

The RFID chip can be read up to several feet away. “RFID chips can be attached just about anywhere: clothes, shoes, vehicles, containers and even plants, animals and human beings,” according ...

Before Three Square Market’s “chip party” last summer, five states, including Wisconsin, had RFID privacy laws preventing employer-mandated microchip implantation. Since then, only five more ...

In 2010, British scientist Mark Gasson willingly infected an RFID chip in his hand to see if he could pass the virus on to an external control device. He was successful, ...

Graafstra finishes his pain talk, fishes a tiny cylindrical two-millimeter diameter EM4012 RFID chip out of a tin of isopropyl alcohol, and drops it into the syringe’s end, replacing the RFID ...

Last month, the FDA approved an implantable, rice-grain-sized microchip for use in humans. The tiny subcutaneous RFID chip, made by a company called VeriChip, is being marketed as a lifesaving ...

Developing an Implantable RFID Glucose-Sensing Microchip for Humans. Checking blood glucose levels regularly is critical to properly managing diabetes. August 03, 2010 • News Report.

A doctor implants an RFID chip in a patient’s hand. Paul Hughes/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA. My research has found that they made the connection for two main reasons.

Microchips inside the human body: Is this a logical next step, ... (RFID) chip implanted under their skin, allowing them to purchase snacks, open doors, login to computers and more, ...

PositiveID (PSID), the microchip implant company formerly known as VeriChip, has hired a PR firm to clear up inaccuracies in the media, many of which originate from its own web site. The lesson ...

Microchip implants, now being offered to workers by some companies, do come with risks, but not the ones you might imagine. Over the next month, we’re celebrating technology and innovation in a ...