RFIDNews | Start-up’s polymer could lead to RFID biotech

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Coradyn Biosystems LLC, a start-up in the field of smart sensor materials, has licensed a responsive, conductive polymer technology from the University of Texas at Austin. The company believes the technology has applications as a biosensor or chemosensor for RFID, wireless, hand held or laboratory devices; and expects to use it in molecular sensor devices in a wide array of industries

Coradyn is focusing on conductive polymeric materials that can be customized to recognize a broad range of analytes and convert that recognition into a measurable electronic signal, producing similar results to those of biological reagents used in clinical testing. This technology could be used in a broad range of applications, including a form of personal health monitoring using RFID implants.

MasterCard, Telefonica brand Latin America m-payments venture 'Wanda'

MasterCard and Telefonica have named their mobile payments joint venture in Latin America “Wanda.”

According to MasterCard, Wanda was created to lead the development of mobile financial solutions in 12 markets in Latin America, providing mobile payment solutions to the more than 87 million Movistar customers. These mobile payment services will be linked to a mobile wallet or prepaid account that will enable for money transfers, mobile airtime reload, bill payment, NFC-enabled purchases and more.

MIT researchers develop sensor to monitor freshness levels in produce

A group of graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working to develop a new type of sensor using RFID technology to monitor freshness levels in fruits and vegetables, according to scdigest.com.

Facebook buys NFC start-up Tagtile

Facebook has acquired Tagtile, a San Francisco based start-up that offers an NFC-enabled mobile marketing and loyalty rewards service for small businesses and merchants.

Student ID number replaces cash at school cafeteria

Students at the Salem, Ark. high school need to only punch in their ID number at the start of the cafeteria line in order to eat lunch. The program, called Etrition, includes a terminal at the start of the food service line which eliminates the need for diners to pay cash and receive change from a cashier.

Aavin's smart card drive gets off to rocky start

The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd., Aavin, in Chennai, India has gotten off to a rough start, with many participants complaining about incorrect data stored on government-issued smart cards, reports The Hindu.

FSS introduces EMV/smart chip program for U.S. banks

Financial Software & Systems (FSS) announced a new program - Smart Start - which aims to enable U.S. card issuers to implement smart card technology into their operations in less than four months.

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Start-up’s polymer could lead to RFID biotech