Near-field communication is a new kind of low-cost wireless communication technology developed in recent years, which brings great convenience to daily life activities such as medical care, food quality detection, and commerce. The integration of nea...
Near-field communication (NFC) is a low-power wireless communication technology used in contemporary daily life. This technology contributes not only to user identification and payment methods, but also to various biomedical fields such as healthcare...
The wearable device industry is on the rise, with technology applications ranging from wireless communication technologies to the Internet of Things. However, most of the wearable sensors currently on the market are expensive, rigid and bulky, leadin...
With the rapid development of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks and large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology, the number of antennas deployed at base stations (BSs) has increased significantly, resulting in a high probabilit...
The deployment of large-scale antenna arrays (ELAAs) in sixth-generation (6G) networks extends wireless communications into the near-field regime, facilitating integrated sensing and communications while introducing security requirements. To ensure s...
Efficient communication in the Internet of Things (IoT) is essential for enabling smart applications. While NFC excels in near-field device interaction, its limited communication range hinders LoRa’s long-range communication due to its low data...
The pervasive scale of networks brought about by smart city applications has created infeasible energy footprints and necessitates the inclusion of sensing sustained operations with minimal human intervention. Consequently, integrated sensing and com...
This paper presents the design of a bidirectional wireless power and information transfer system. The wireless information transfer is based on near-field technology, utilizing communication coils integrated into power transfer coils. Compared with c...
In this study, we propose a model that integrates a near-field communication (NFC) coupler and a wireless power transfer (WPT) coupler for mobile device applications. The NFC and WPT couplers were independently designed and then combined into a four-...
High-resolution (HR) mapping of the gastrointestinal (GI) bioelectrical activity is an emerging method to define the GI dysrhythmias such as gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia. Currently, there is no solution available to conduct HR mapping in lo...
The potential of the Internet of Body (IoB) to support healthcare systems in the future lies in its ability to enable proactive wellness screening through the early detection and prevention of diseases. One promising technology for facilitating IoB a...
Terahertz (THz) communication has a large available bandwidth, which is expected to be deployed in future communication networks. As THz wave suffers from severe propagation loss in wireless transmission, we consider a THz near-field scenario where a...
This paper presents the design of a batteryless near-field communication (NFC) multi-sensor node with an integrated adaptive power-management system for sensing applications. The work focuses on harvesting energy from a 13.56 MHz NFC field to power a...
The evolution of microelectronics increased the information acquired by today’s biomedical sensor systems to an extent where the capacity of low-power communication interfaces becomes one of the central bottlenecks. Hence, this paper mathematic...
Near-field communication is regarded as a key enabling technology for future 6G wireless systems. However, when operating over wide bandwidths, the beam split effect arising from frequency-independent analog phase shifters leads to significant beamfo...
The benefits of automatic identification technologies in healthcare have been largely recognized. Nevertheless, unlocking their potential to support the most knowledge-intensive medical tasks requires to go beyond mere item identification. This paper...
Near Field Communication (NFC) is an emerging short-range wireless communication technology that offers great and varied promise in services such as payment, ticketing, gaming, crowd sourcing, voting, navigation, and many others. NFC technology enabl...
Among the different hi-tech content domains, the telecommunications industry is one of the most relevant, in particular for the Italian economy. Moreover, Near Field Communication (NFC) represents an example of innovative production and a technologic...
Power consumption and communication distance have become crucial challenges for SIM card RFID (radio frequency identification) applications. The combination of long distance 2.45 GHz radio frequency (RF) technology and low power 2 kHz near distance c...
In this paper, we propose a secure transmission framework for near-field MIMO-NOMA systems. This architecture integrates beamforming mechanisms for both transmission and reception, allowing the base station to send encrypted information to authorized...
The emergence of near-field communication as a part of sixth-generation (6G) communication necessitates accurate estimation of the link budget between two antennas operating in the near-field region. In this paper, we present an asymptotic expression...
The security of powering systems has been a major problem over the last decade, leading to an increased interest in wireless power and data transfer. In this research paper, a new inductive Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) circuit topology has been used...
For ultra-reliable high-data-rate communication, the beyond fifth generation (B5G) and the sixth generation (6G) wireless networks will heavily rely on beamforming, with mobile users often located in the radiative near-field of large antenna systems....
The demand for mobile payments using smartphones to substitute the need for cash, credit cards, or checks is swiftly increasing in Pakistan. This study investigates the factors determining consumers’ behavioral intention to adopt near-field com...
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) equipped with extremely large aperture arrays (ELAA) are emerging as a key technology for enhancing beamforming gain, spatial multiplexing, and angular resolution in sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks. W...
Pinching antenna systems (PASS) are waveguide-based antenna architectures featuring structural flexibility and high energy efficiency, making them attractive for indoor near-field communication (NFC). However, rich multipath propagation and spatial n...
Today, many businesses use near-field communications (NFC) payment solutions, which allow them to receive payments from customers quickly and smoothly. However, this technology comes with cyber security risks which must be analyzed and mitigated. Thi...
Here, we propose a microfluidic paper-based analytical device (µPAD) implemented with a near-field communication (NFC) tag as a portable, simple and fast colorimetric method for glutathione (GSH) determination. The proposed method was based on...
In this paper, we consider the issue of the physical layer security (PLS) problem between two nodes, i.e., transmitter (Alice) and receiver (Bob), in the presence of an eavesdropper (Eve) in a near-field communication (NFC) system. Notably, massive m...
Near-field (NF) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has the potential to revolutionize future wireless networks. It enables simultaneous communication and sensing operations on the same radio frequency (RF) resources using a shared hardware p...
The hybridization of Near-Field Communication (NFC) with Visible Light Communication (VLC) presents a promising framework for robust, secure, and efficient wireless transmission. By combining proximity-based authentication of NFC with high-speed and...
Chronic studies in the fasting and fed states of conscious subjects are fundamental for understanding the pathophysiological significance of functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and motility dysfunctions. To study the electrophysiology of the G...
This work studies the feasibility of using a battery-less Near-Field Communication (NFC) potentiostat for the next generation of electrochemical point-of-care sensors. A design based on an NFC microchip, a microcontroller, and a custom potentiostat b...
Future sixth-generation (6G) vehicular networks are expected to support connected, autonomous, and cooperative driving through ultra-reliable, low-latency, and context-aware vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. In this paper, we investigate th...
The accurate tracking of every production step and related outcome in a supply chain is a stringent requirement in safety-critical sectors such as civil aviation. In such a framework, trusted traceability and accountability can be reliably and secure...
The development of biomedical devices benefits patients by offering real-time healthcare. In particular, pacemakers have gained a great deal of attention because they offer opportunities for monitoring the patient’s vitals and biological statics in r...
Most electrochemical sensing requires affordable, portable and easy-to-use electrochemical devices for use in point-of-care testing and resource-limited settings. This work presents the design and evaluates the analytical performance of a near-field...
Wireless sensor tags in flexible formats have numerous applications; some are commercially available for specific target applications. However, most of these wireless sensor tags have been used for single-sensing applications. In this study, we desig...
In South Africa, traditional transportation has become more expensive and not easily accessible to everyone. The current use of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the transport sector has been contributing about 14% to the country’s g...
Although compression therapy is widely used to improve wound healing, selecting the appropriate pressure remains a challenge in clinical practice. This work proposes an intelligent patch integrated into a bandage that allows for the simultaneous moni...
Security remains a top priority for those users in the hotel, even with the advent of innovative technological advances. This is because many tragic incidents, such as theft and crime, have occurred with unrestricted access. This paper proposes an in...
This article reviews the recent advances in the field of batteryless near-field communication (NFC) sensors for chemical sensing and biosensing. The commercial availability of low-cost commercial NFC integrated circuits (ICs) and their massive integr...
This paper investigates a near-field millimeter-wave (mmWave) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system under unknown interference. A base station equipped with a partially connected dynamic subarray hybrid architecture serves a legitimate u...
With the growing adoption of battery energy storage systems in renewable energy sources, electric vehicles (EVs), and portable electronic devices, the effective management of battery systems has become increasingly critical. The advent of wireless ba...
The inductive link is widely used in implantable biomedical sensor systems to achieve near-field communication (NFC) and wireless power transfer (WPT). However, it is tough to achieve reliable NFC on an inductive WPT link when the coupling coefficien...
In this paper, we developed a battery-free system that can be used to estimate food pH level and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in a food package from headspace pressure measurement. While being stored, food quality degrades gradually as a functi...
Children with intoeing gait are at increased risk of tripping and consequent injury, reduced mobility, and psychological issues. Quantification of tripping is needed outside the gait lab during daily life for improved clinical assessment and treatmen...
Background/Objectives: Accurate intraoperative tumour localisation remains challenging in minimally invasive colorectal surgery, where conventional tattooing methods suffer from marker migration, tissue diffusion, and potential allergic reactions. Ra...
With the growing prevalence of mobile devices, the use of near-field communication (NFC) technology has increased constantly in recent years. Scholars expect NFC technology to be used to develop new campuses with sustainable education environments fo...
Document validation and authenticity remain critical challenges due to the risk of fraud and the need for secure and trustworthy processes. This paper presents RadChain, a system that links physical documents to a blockchain record through radio-freq...
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