electronically scan the bar coding on her wristband. In an instant, licensed practical nurse Lisa Bigus can review Merrill’s medication information on a laptop computer screen. She sees what ...

In the world of online pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, distinguishing genuine products from counterfeits can be challenging. To address this concern, the SmartID system introduces a counterfeit ...

ScanLife is the technology behind the new Sprint ads that have started to appear in print media. I found one in my issue of Wired and while I'm a T-Mobile user, you can still download the application ...

More than a decade ago, a nurse from Topeka, Kansas, rented a car and was struck by how efficient the process was. The agent scanned a bar code on Sue Kinnick's rental agreement, then took her to the ...

We've known the dismal statistics for a while now. Each year as many as 98,000 Americans die as a result of human errors made in hospitals. MORE THAN 7,000 of them--a higher number than those lost to ...

Purdue University chemists have developed a way to "bar code" individual chemical compounds, making it quick, easy and economical to identify the most biologically active ones among thousands of ...

Who knew that a humble invention by Norman Joseph in 1952 would become a globally applied method of recognizing consumer goods only in a few decades! Utilized in schools, corporates, hospitals, ...

Someone’s hard work can be another’s stepping-stone to success! Barcode was the brainchild of Norman Joseph Woodland, but it is George Laurer who is credited for bringing the idea to fruition.