Imagine if your money could talk back to you. Or how about your gift certificate or even your jewelry? Your new bracelet could talk all about how nice it is, how beautiful, how brilliant in color. That is all possible now, thanks to scientists at the Hitachi Research Labs in Japan. They have developed a tiny little radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is so small that it could be embedded in almost anything. The chip is tinier than the width of a strand of hair or a grain of sand and known commonly as the “powder chip.”. What is … Continue reading →