Barcode decoders are hardware devices that convert the information in barcodes to a digital format. They analyze a barcode’s bars and spaces, determine that the data is from a valid barcode, and then ...

To increase the speed of RNAi screening, the researchers took advantage of the fact that each shRNA vector harbors a unique sequence identifier (bar code). The abundance of each shRNA construct in ...

Barcode scanners read imprinted bar/matrix code symbologies. Barcodes, also known as universal product codes (UPCs), are machine-readable data representations consisting of a series of contrasting ...

The standard supermarket barcode is nearing the end of its useful life. In its place, a new generation of QR codes have the potential to transform retail They can be found on Mars rovers and ocean ...

on bearing 055 (55º East of North). The term acceleration can refer to a scalar acceleration or an acceleration vector. So far, we have only met scalar acceleration, eg \(5 m\,s^{-2}\).

A vector can be represented by a line segment labelled with an arrow. A vector between two points A and B is described as: \(\overrightarrow{AB}\), \(\mathbf{a}\) or \(\underline{a}\). The vector ...

Weight Watchers has introduced a bar code scanner mobile application to help grocery shoppers make more informed shopping choices and reach their weight loss goals. The new app scans the bar codes ...

Using a few lines of Python, he converts short, known snippets of Morse to a grayscale image that looks a little like a barcode, with the light areas being the dits and dahs and the dark bars ...

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George Laurer, the US engineer who helped develop the barcode, has died at the age of 94. Barcodes, which are made up of black stripes of varying thickness and a 12-digit number, help identify ...