And newer types of barcode symbols, such as QR codes, have created even more uses for the technology. While the world has changed a lot since the mid-1970s, the Universal Product Code (UPC)—what ...

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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 ...

Because UPC barcodes can only be as accurate as the information in a back-end database allows, knowing how to read barcode numbers is essential for data entry personnel. UPC barcodes are a 12 ...

The barcodes that appear on almost every product bought and sold in shops around the world were born 75 years ago on a beach in Miami (Credit: Alamy) Few people think twice about the barcodes on ...

The invention of the UPC barcode in 1973 revolutionised retail and paved the way for unprecedented efficiency gains in supply chains. Slapping a barcode on everything—from car parts and ...

Designed to improve sample tracking and protection, a new barcoded latch rack and wireless barcode reader enhance Thermo Fisher Scientific’s broad portfolio of automated and semi-automated laboratory ...