Sentences with phrase «tiny radio frequency identification»

Microchips are tiny radio frequency identification devices (RFID) encased in a glass shell.

To find out if the cockroaches had personalities, Planas - Sitjà and his colleagues glued tiny radio frequency identification chips to the thoraxes of 304 roaches so that they could track each insect after it was placed in a new environment.

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Tinier than a single grain of rice (2 mm x 12 mm) and encased in a glass cylinder, the radio frequency identification - enabled (RFID) chips are a bit like the implants pet owners have veterinarians insert into their furry friends to follow their whereabouts.

The chip identification number is stored in a tiny transponder that can be read through the dog's skin by a scanner emitting low - frequency radio waves.