PharmTech

Data Matrix Barcodes: Print Quality and Popularity On The Up

The 2D Data Matrix barcode is a familiar sight for most pharmaceutical manufacturers as printing is implemented to meet certain regulations. The information encoded in a Data Matrix barcode is ...
New Atlas

Acoustic barcode system allows scratch and scan data retrieval

For many of us, pointing a device at an object and retrieving data about it has become part of our daily lives. The vast majority of our purchases will sport the ubiquitous barcode; an increasing ...
Hackaday

Acoustic Barcodes Deliver Data With A Fingernail And Microphone

Either through QR codes, RFID, or near field communication, there seems to be some desire to share tiny pieces of data in a more physical and accessible form. [Chris Harrison], [Robert Xiao], and ...
PharmTech

Data Matrix Barcodes: You Can't Control What You Can't Measure

Wyatt Earp, the legendary sheriff of Tombstone used to solve troubles in a simple way: aiming, pulling the trigger and bang! ... problem eliminated! Some manufacturers check the readability of their ...
Hackaday

Track Everything, Everywhere With An IoT Barcode Scanner

I’ve always considered barcodes to be one of those invisible innovations that profoundly changed the world. What we might recognize as modern barcodes were originally designed as a labor-saving device ...
Wired

Here’s How Smart Data Capture Can Augment the Barcode

The invention of the UPC barcode in 1973 revolutionised retail and paved the way for unprecedented efficiency gains in supply chains. Slapping a barcode on everything—from car parts and industrial ...