RFID at the North Pole

"The RFID project being tested here by graduate students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the potential to revolutionize retail product inventory and accountability, or "supply-side chain management." It involves tracking and monitoring items by placing a tag which contains a computer chip and copper wire antenna on an item. Each tag's chip is encoded with a unique number. As the tag passes through sensors, the number is recorded, thereby allowing the item's whereabouts to be monitored." SourceL cbs11tv.com