The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer – on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going ...

While the world has changed a lot since the mid-1970s, the Universal Product Code (UPC) — what most people think of when they hear the word “barcode” — hasn’t.

George J. Laurer, the man who invented the Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode and called Wendell his home died on Thursday. He was 94.

Each Matrix 2D barcoded tube features its own unique barcode to ensure individual sample identification and is paired with linear and 2D barcodes on three sides of the tube rack as well as human ...

Published: July 25, 2024 8:08am EDT The barcode of the author’s 2023 book, ‘Barcode,’ tattooed on his arm. Stevie Edwards ...