Our lives were made considerably simpler by QR codes, which were developed in 1994 by the Japanese vehicle company Denso Wave. QR codes often include data for a tracker, location, or identification ...

As more and more products are manufactured via 3D printing, the potential for inferior-quality 3D-printed counterfeit versions of those products rises accordingly. With that in mind, scientists have ...

Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have unveiled a new advancement in food printing technology. Using their innovative 3D food printer, they created meals or ...

Scientists have developed a new method of providing information on 3D-printed foods, by printing a QR code within the food itself. Doing so doesn't affect the taste or outward appearance of the food, ...

NANJING -- A 3D-printed public toilet block, covering an area of 200 square meters, is drawing attention in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province. Located in Sun Mountain National Forest Park, the ...

An interesting research project out of MIT shows that it’s possible to embed machine-readable labels into 3D printed objects using nothing more than an FDM printer and filament that is transparent to ...

There is currently a race to develop edible tags for food so that, for example, you can see where the food comes from or its ingredients, and the information disappears once you’ve eaten it. Now, ...