Effilux started with three young engineers who graduated from the Institut d’Optique Graduate School in France. They had a simple idea: that optics and lenses combined with LEDs would revolutionise ...

Australian scientists have discovered that DNA barcoding can be used to track cancer cells in solid and liquid biopsies, empowering future research into more reliable breast cancer diagnosis and ...

I break down how barcodes work and the information they reveal about products.

The gap between consumer demand for verified sustainability and the prevalence of unsubstantiated claims is a trust crisis that threatens the credibility of the entire green economy. Digital Product ...

Look, I get it. When you're running a business, every expense needs to justify itself. So when someone suggests investing in custom membership cards, your first thought is probably "Do I really need ...

Discover how accruals affect company finances, with insights into the accrual accounting method, its applications, and examples illustrating its principles.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to approve a bipartisan bill that would accelerate processing of tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service through the use of barcode-scanning ...

The start of the new year brings the retail industry closer to an important inflection point. By the beginning of 2027, every point of sale (POS) system must be able to scan 2D barcodes such as QR ...

Keeping a mental list of the groceries you're running low on is a weekly battle. The new smart fridge from GE Profile, announced ahead of CES 2026, aims to take the guesswork out of your next trip to ...

Good manners never go out of style, but they do occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner. In the decade since the previous edition of “Emily ...

Remote and hybrid work have become defining features of the postpandemic economy. While most employees seem to love it, the initial optimistic assessment during the pandemic that remote work was a ...