Mundane objects can have metadata embedded into them, or provide markers for augmented reality functionality, like tracking the object in 3D. How are the codes actually embedded?

Researchers have developed a way to include an unobtrusive edible tag embedded inside food—in their original experiments, cookies—that can be read without having to first destroy the food or impact ...

You look below the model for the button “ Include ” to get your choice of embedding and the code snippet you copy/paste to your web site/blog (more instructions in link above).

Barcodes and QR codes feel like they’re everywhere nowadays, but they don’t have to be. Scientists at MIT have developed an invisible tagging system called BrightMarker, which embeds fluorescent tags ...

(Nanowerk News) A team from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), composed of Ph.D. Student Arnaud Delmotte, Professor Yasuhiro Mukaigawa, Associate Professor Takuya Funatomi, Assistant ...

[Christopher Helmke] is doing fantastic work in DIY systems for handling small hardware like fasteners, and that includes robotic placement of hardware into 3D prints. Usually this means dropping n… ...