Tabrizian and Bhunia Develop Clandestine Wireless ID Tags

In a new paper published in Nature’s Microsystems and Nanoengineering, a team led by Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian and Dr. Swarup Bhunia has demonstrated a novel product-labeling approach based on resonant nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS). This technology substantially surpasses fundamental limitations of current labeling systems for product identification and authentication. The new technology enables clandestine integration of nano-scale wireless identification labels on a variety of products in four major categories: (1) electronics; (2) plastic/glass objects; (3) documents (passports, photos, paintings, tickets, and currency); (4) and food/pharmaceuticals.