At Uniqlo’s Fifth Avenue store in New York, shoppers can checkout simply by placing their goods in gleaming bins of automated stations. Unlike the self-checkout process at many stores, customers of ...

RFID tags can store information such as the product name, price, expiration date, and origin. RFID readers can read this information from a distance, without requiring direct contact or line of sight.

Modern conveniences such as self-checkout and contactless payments are often taken for granted. Because of this, it’s natural to overlook the critical technology that makes such everyday efficiencies ...