Electromagnetic emissions from electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems, microwaves and other technologies have been shown to interfere with medical devices such as pacemakers. In an effort to ...

Georgia Tech recently began testing whether RFID systems cause any negative effects on medical devices such as implants. Image courtesy of Georgia Tech, Gary Meek Despite the surge in RFID use, the ...

Lumetrics's OptiGauge noncontact system uses reflected light from the probe to measure all layers of this breast implant. Like other products, implantable medical devices are tested to determine ...

News reports linking implanted RFID transponders to tumors in lab mice are erroneous and misleading, according to Applied Digital Solutions, a manufacturer of implantable RFID tags, and two of its ...

Software engineer Miana Windall has about 25 implants under her skin, ranging from magnets to RFID tech. While that might make your skin crawl if you’re squeamish, “for the most part, they’re not ...

Facepalm: A Missouri magician and molecular biologist found himself confronting the limits of modern biohacking after accidentally locking himself out of the technology implanted inside his own body.

In modern times, a portable storage device isn't far from our possession. Either we can use the storage on our phones or tablets, or we keep a small flash drive on a keychain. Accessing the data, ...