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Barcodes

Solving Barcodes: What is a Check Digit & How is it Calculated

Human errors represent one of the limiting factors of any workflow, whether it’s for chemical library screening or...

The History of the QR Code

Barcodes are a mainstay of laboratories, healthcare facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, used to track and trace each...

Tips for Troubleshooting Barcode Scanners

Various issues can occur when scanning barcodes in the lab, from obtaining inaccurate scans to simply being unable to turn on your...

Tips for Choosing the Right Barcode in the Lab

When implementing a new laboratory information management system (LIMS) or any other digital management system, assessing how samples and inventory will be tracked and...

Why Do Barcodes Need A Quiet Zone?

Barcodes are one of the most efficient ways of identifying samples and reagents in the lab. Using a variety of labels that withstand harsh...

Making the Most of Barcodes Using AI Algorithms

Barcode scanning is of utmost importance to research and medical laboratories alike. Specimens that fail to scan can cost valuable time and potentially waste...

The Barcode at 50: Where We Are Now

This year is the 50th anniversary of the first barcode ever scanned. The barcode’s impact is felt worldwide in almost every industry, from healthcare...

3 Practical Tips for Sample Tracking in the Laboratory

Sample tracking in the laboratory can be optimized by implementing cloud-based laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and inventory management systems alongside barcode and/or RFID...

How Barcodes & RFID Help Track Animals in the Wild (& the Lab)

Barcodes and radio-frequency identification (RFID) are staples of research facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare institutions, used to identify everything from samples to reagents, patients,...

Pathology Labs Using RFID to Improve Specimen Tracking

The introduction of errors is a genuine concern in the pathology lab, where preanalytical errors, specimen labeling errors, and specimen loss can all occur...

4 Reasons to Integrate RFID into Your Cryogenic Inventory Management

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) has come a long way since the 70s; it’s become more prevalent in many areas, including healthcare, pharmaceutical research, and academic...

Simultaneous Implementation of Barcodes and RFID: GS1 Best Practices

Though both barcodes and RFID have been around for 50 years (longer for barcodes), it was never really possible to combine the two efficiently,...

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