{"id":596082,"date":"2023-10-30T22:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T22:49:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T19:49:24","slug":"these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"#These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-460125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-4.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/30\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Passive RFID tags, like the ones attached to products in stores for easy checkout, are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly manufactured using a mixture of metal and circuitry to form the tag\u2019s primary parts: a microchip and an equally microscopic antenna. These bits work together to store and communicate information to a nearby RFID reader, and they\u2019re decently cheap to mass-produce, only costing around $0.10 in materials per tag (according to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iaitam.org\/simple-cost-analysis-for-rfid-options-choice-must-fit-the-organizations-needs-and-budget\/\">International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers<\/a>\u00a0in 2021).<\/p>\n<p>Still, the gross cost of mining and producing large quantities of metal and circuitry components adds up over time, and due to the nature of those materials, regular passive RFID tags have nowhere to go \u2014 well, other than the trash bin \u2014 once they\u2019re pulled off of the products they\u2019re designed to protect.<\/p>\n<p>According to PulpaTronics, the developer of a revolutionary all-upcycled paper RFID tag design, over 12 billion RFID tags are manufactured per year, often for single-use purposes, after which they end up in landfills. Founded by a group of four students at the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/news\/245039\/design-engineering-students-secure-victory-venture\/\">Imperial College London\u2019s Dyson School of Design Engineering<\/a>, the PulpaTronics team is already making waves (and winning <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesdysonaward.org\/en-US\/2023\/project\/pulpatronics\">multiple awards<\/a> in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/designawards.core77.com\/Sustainability\/122275\/PulpaTronics\">sustainable design<\/a>) for their ingenious paper RFID tag design, which eliminates metal from the manufacturing process entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chloe-so\/\">Chloe So<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bsbiro\/\">Barna Soma Biro<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ruimaa\/\">Rui Ma<\/a>, Jingyan Chen (via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pulpatronics.com\/\">PulpaTronics<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-460124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/30\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-3.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-460124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-3.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/30\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"7f400d1dc829d91a99fa3a60-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"7f400d1dc829d91a99fa3a60-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PulpaTronics\u2019 all-paper RFID tags store information geometrically, using a laser to imprint a \u201cconductive layer of carbon material\u201d directly onto paper materials upcycled from the recycling bin and from the trash. According to the James Dyson Award organization, the team also experimented with other materials, like wood and cork, before ultimately landing on paper. The result: an RFID tag design that is twice as cheap to mass-produce as other RFID tags, while contributing 70% fewer CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s interesting about the team\u2019s design is how they was able to reinvent each part of the RFID tag, including antennae, without any metal whatsoever. Once again, it\u2019s all just paper with a little bit of carbon sketched on top; the geometric shape of the carbon layer is what gives the RFID tag design its conductivity and its ability to transmit information to a nearby reader.<\/p>\n<p>If PulpaTronics\u2019 new tag design goes into mass-production, that could <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently save \u201c20,000,000 kilograms of CO2 annually\u201d per 100,000 items using the design. In any case, this is a sizable win for sustainable engineering \u2014 further proving that it\u2019s possible to replace metal and other scarce and non-degradable materials with easily-sourced alternatives.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-460123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/30\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-2.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-460123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-2.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/30\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-460122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/30\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-460122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-1.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/10\/30\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-look-like-a-work-of-magic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These recyclable, paper RFID tags look like a work of magic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/10\/these-recyclable-paper-rfid-tags-are-a-work-of-magic\/PulpaTronics-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"7f400d1dc829d91a99fa3a60-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"7f400d1dc829d91a99fa3a60-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; visibility: collapse; opacity: 0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gabriel Moss<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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