NEC Corporation Joins GlobalPlatform Nov 17, 2009
"Our decision to join GlobalPlatform was based on our strong support of its open technology and keen interest in staying at the forefront of new developments in the specifications that will be utilized in near field communication (NFC) enabled technology," says Naoya Henmi, General Manager of the Marketing Division at NEC Corporation. "NEC has proven experience in delivering contactless IC business in Japan and in order to further our work in this area, we identified the benefit gains from... (JCN Network, Japan)
Big game nears for BHS Oct 22, 2009
However, Bartlesville got the ball near field goal range, but turned it over in the last seconds and the game went to the extra period. This year s Bruins will look to finally break the on-the-field drought. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Observatories gear up for Friday lunar crash Oct 8, 2009
A fleet of Earth-orbiting satellites is at the ready to take a distant look at the collision, including the Hubble Space Telescope; Odin, an international astronomy and aeronomy mission led by Sweden, with Canada, France, and Finland as partners; the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite; NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite; as well as the commercial Ikonos and GeoEye-1 remote sensing satellites. Heldmann said that the Earth-watching spacecraft regularly... (MSNBC -- Technology)
DEMOfall 09 Showcases Significant New Emerging Technologies Sep 23, 2009
MoLo Rewards, Inc. - a mobile electronic coupon service that facilitates the redemption and use of loyalty rewards and coupons by consumers in a mobile green environment utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). Point of Wealth Systems' Point of Wealth Register (POWR) - the first onsite, at-work kiosk that offers financial services to cash-compensated employees. (PR Newswire)
Microelectronics jobs in French Riviera? Sep 23, 2009
The related unit based in Sophia Antipolis will continue to develop and market software and service solutions compliant with the MIFARE4Mobile interface specifications which manage MIFARE-based applications in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile devices. Page 2. (EETimes)
SCM Microsystems Announces Portable Smart Card Reader and Software Development Kit for Multiple Contactless Applications Sep 17, 2009
It additionally has the unique ability to enable devices with NFC (Near Field Communication) connectivity - just by inserting it into a free USB port or integrating it directly into the respective device. Hence, it resolves problems of compatibility and conflicting standards that have limited more widespread use of contactless devices. (PR Newswire)
Sagem Wireless Becomes Associate Member of GSM Association Sep 14, 2009
Sagem Wireless is already member of numerous organisations, including the OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project), the NFC Forum (Near Field Communications Forum), the Mobile TV Forum (Forum TV Mobile), and the Contactless Mobile Services Forum (Forum des Services Mobiles Sans Contact). Joining the GSM Association demonstrates Sagem Wireless's commitment and willingness to contribute its know-how in mobile technologies, by participating today in defining... (PR Newswire)
Time is prime for the appearance of several soybean diseases Sep 11, 2009
The last two weeks of August and the first week of September is a good time to scout for SDS. Look for this disease first in low or compacted areas of fields and near field entry points. Initial symptoms are yellow areas on leaves, and these yellow areas turn into brown patches. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Satellites flying in formation over Asia Sep 2, 2009
F6 follows on the heels of several recent micro-FSAT successes in the US including ST5, Orbital Express, Near Field Infrared Experiment, XSS-11 and the string of Tacsat experiments where more successes then failures were recorded. Recent US setbacks include the DART and Techsat21 missions. (Asia Times Online)
* Motorola (China) Electronics to transform cellphones into wallets Aug 27, 2009
Speaking ahead of the companys Mobile Wallet World 2009 conference, which opens today, Ng said the i-SIM near field communication (NFC) Lite card, designed to attach to regular SIM cards to create instant financial services, will be rolled out in Taiwan or China by the end of this year. Taiwan is the best testing ground for this type of technology because it is a country that is very receptive to new technologies and a successful roll-out in Taiwan will give more impetus for Chinese consumers... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
New Portable Smart Card Readers From SCM Microsystems Enhance Online Security Aug 11, 2009
The new handheld, USB or Near Field Communication (NFC) connected readers are designed to be carried - on key rings, in pockets or purses - and used every day with contact or contactless smart cards, regardless of technology or manufacturer. In many instances, users insert the card and leave it in the reader - leaving them with a single small device for all smart card-related needs. (PR Newswire)
Breakdown In Planck's Law Of Heat Transfer Jul 31, 2009
"Gang Chen's experiments provide a beautiful solution to this difficulty and confirm the dominant contribution of near field effects to heat transfer.". In today's magnetic data recording systems - such as the hard disks used in computers - the spacing between the recording head and the disk surface is typically in the 5 to 6 nanometer range, Chen says. (Science Daily)
Wireless power system shown off Jul 24, 2009
But, crucially, at a distance of less than one wavelength - the "near field" - it is almost entirely magnetic. Hence, Witricity uses low frequency electromagnetic waves, whose waves are about 30m (100ft) long. Shorter wavelengths would not work. (BBC News -- Science)
Crops, ponds destroyed in quest for food safety Jul 14, 2009
Some science suggests that removing vegetation near field crops could make food less safe. Vegetation and wetlands are a landscape's lungs and kidneys, filtering out not just fertilizers, sediments and pesticides, but also pathogens. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Plans by U.S. to Dominate Space Raising Concerns Jul 8, 2009
Another $68 million is earmarked for a Near Field Infrared Experiment that would use infrared technology to disable enemy satellite transmissions. Pentagon officials make no secret that they are working on new defensive systems to protect the nation's satellites. (Yahoo News -- Missile Defense System)
‘N’ marks the spot for sharing data wirelessly Jul 6, 2009
The NFC Forum (NFC is an acronym for Near Field Communication, a short-range RFID protocol) has released a logo, called N-Mark, that will signal the presence of an RFID tag embedded in a movie poster or print ad, or a wireless payment device. By waving an NFC phone near an N-Mark tag, or tapping it with the phone, you might be able to download a movie trailer, a song, or a coupon. (Boston Globe)
Soybean cyst nematode continues to spread in South Dakota May 21, 2009
SCN tends to be discovered near field entrances and fence lines and in low-lying areas where water tends to accumulate, or in high pH soils. Often, growers first begin to check for SCN when yields are consistently low in areas, however many producers don't even know they have a problem until the pest has been present for several years. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Near field comms gets new specs May 20, 2009
(05/19/2009 1:23 PM EDT). Near-field communications took two small steps forward Tuesday (May 19) as the released two candidate specifications. (EETimes)
Mobile banking may render cash obsolete in the US Apr 29, 2009
A user would merely tap the phone against a "near field communication" device that could read the radio signal from the chip and collect the purchase price from the customer's bank or credit card company. It might sound like science fiction to Americans, but not to people in Japan. (Boston Globe)
The beginning of the end for credit cards? Apr 28, 2009
The Nokia 6216 Classic has a NFC (or Near Field Communication) modem and antenna. That means you can use the phone to make the same short-range wireless payments (at less than two inches between the payment device and the reader) that you make with your MasterCard PayPass card. (Boston Globe)
New 'near-field' radiation therapy promises relief for overheating laptops Apr 14, 2009
This polariton is particularly strong in the near field zone just above the substrate on which the carbon nanotubes rest. "If you put a graphene monolayer, or layer of carbon nanotubes, in a near field zone," says Rotkin, "this enables the hot electrons to be scattered by the surface polariton and to give out energy to the substrate. Heat is dissipated into the substrate as radiation tunnels from the nanotube through the near field zone to the substrate. "If you move the nanotube away from the... (EurekAlert!)
Nothing soft and warm about this $120 bulb Apr 13, 2009
MasterCard is pushing the sticker (which you can tack on any device or on your Moleskine notebook - it doesn't matter) as a bridge to mobile phones that will come with NFC, or Near Field Communication, built in. You can order PayPass at Blaze Mobile (). (Boston Globe)
New field communication system draws nearer Apr 6, 2009
NFC, or Near Field Communication, calls for devices to be within four centimeters of each other to communicate wirelessly ... Precious few phones are capable of Near Field Communication, not to mention WiFi. (Boston Globe)
It is never too early think about soil moisture conditions, soil compaction Mar 25, 2009
As noted in the Feb. 27 issue of the Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management News, maximum soil compaction occurs when soil moisture is at or near field capacity ... n Avoid field operations when soil moisture is at or near field capacity. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Inbox: Hafner's prospects for 2009 Mar 24, 2009
The club has already made an effort to improve the situation by expanding the fan access area near Field No. 1, which is the big league club's main workout field in the mornings. Fans can now migrate all the way to the field's entrance near the third-base dugout, allowing ample opportunities to try to snag autographs or yell out insightful commentary, such as, "Bring back Omar!". (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
New animal discovered by Canadian researcher Mar 20, 2009
The fossil deposit in Yoho National Park, near Field, B.C., was originally discovered in 1909 by the American paleontologist Charles Walcott. His finds included a mysterious carapace that he named hurdia victoria, probably taking the name from nearby Mount Hurd, but knowing that he had found only one part of some crustacean-like creature. (Globe and Mail)
Goodyear: A visitors' guide Feb 18, 2009
though there are viewing areas near Field Nos. 1 and 2, on the complex's north side, and Field Nos. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
'Cashless' world Feb 17, 2009
Obviously it will come but at the moment there is still discussion about how best to put that technology into a phone," Mr Robertson told the BBC. He thought this would be resolved in the next year. Experts say that there are between 360 and 380 billion mobile phones in the world to date. Another technological hurdle concerns the adoption of one universal standard for contactless payments, said Mr Robertson. The most talked about is near field communications, or NFC, which wirelessly lets two... (BBC News -- Technology)
ST-Ericsson: Born as Wireless-Semiconductor Industry Leader Feb 12, 2009
Its industry-leading connectivity and broadcast solutions span Bluetooth, FM, GPS, WLAN, Near Field Communications and USB to provide the richest wireless experience. ST-Ericsson's world-class solutions cover all market segments, from entry level to smartphone, and can be delivered as completely integrated solutions, as well as individual components. (PR Newswire)
U.S. roadblocks to cellphone as credit card Feb 8, 2009
The technology, Near Field Communication, or NFC, lets a chip communicate with an electronic reader. It is already in widespread use, though not often in phones. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
