A team of MIT researchers have developed a novel cryptographic ID tag to tackle product counterfeiting. This tag, which is remarkably smaller and cost-efficient than traditional radio frequency tags (RFIDs), uses terahertz waves to perform authentication. The small size of terahertz waves and their greater frequency compared to radio waves make them ideal for this…
Drugs taken orally must pass through the digestive tract, aided by transporter proteins found in the lining of the tract. If two drugs use the same transporter, they can interfere with each other. Addressing this issue, a team of researchers from MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University have developed a strategy to identify…
MIT researchers have developed an anti-tampering ID tag that provides improved security compared to traditional radio frequency ID (RFID) tags that are commonly used for authentication.
The new tag, which is smaller, cheaper, and more secure than RFIDs, uses terahertz (THz) waves for authentication. However, like traditional RFIDs, it faced a vulnerability where counterfeiters could…
Researchers from MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University have developed a strategy to understand how orally ingested drugs exit the digestive tract. The process relies on transporter proteins found in the lining of the digestive tract. Identifying the specific transporters used by various drugs can help avoid potential complications when two drugs using…
The ability to confirm the authenticity of products has become a paramount need in our world today, especially with the rise of counterfeiting. The most common method often used is radio frequency tags or RFIDs, which confirms the authenticity of a product but at a size and cost disadvantage. However, a new research by the…
Oral medications must traverse the lining of the digestive tract through a process facilitated by proteins found in the cells lining the gastrointestinal tract. Researchers at MIT, Duke University, and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a new strategy to identify these proteins (transporters) utilized by individual drugs. This knowledge could enhance patient treatment, as…
MIT researchers have advanced their previously developed cryptographic ID tag that uses terahertz waves instead of radio frequency (RFID) technology, to bolster its security and undermine counterfeiting efforts. The initial model of their tag had a major flaw in that it could be peeled off a genuine item and reattached to a counterfeit, thereby tricking…
Oral medications inevitably must travel through the digestive tract, with transporter proteins assisting this process. However, the exact transporter proteins used by numerous drugs remain unknown. Understanding these transporters could augment patient treatment significantly, given that drugs using the same transporter can disrupt each other's function and should not be co-administered.
To solve this, researchers…
Researchers at MIT have created a cryptographic ID tag that offers improved security over traditional radio frequency (RFID) tags. This enhanced tag incorporates the use of terahertz waves and unique glue patterns to authenticate products and prevent counterfeiting. It’s smaller in size, cheaper to produce, and more secure than traditional RFIDs. The ID tag could…