Tag: QR code project

QR code drug packaging may become mandatory in India

L. Green
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All medicine packs in the country will be required to carry a unique quick response code. India’s Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) is expected to issue an order that will make QR code drug packaging mandatory in the country. This will mean that all medicine packs will be required to have a QR (quick response) code on its labels in April, according to sources, reports The Hindu Business Line. QR coding the medicine labels can help reduce the risk of purchasing fake medicines. According to DoP officials, The QR code drug…

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Quick response codes bring historic zoo into the 21st century

Stephanie Beck
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The Alameda Park Zoo will soon boast QR codes created by the Holloman 49ers, a middle school team. The Holloman Middle School’s 49ers will use quick response codes to bring an additional educational feature to visitors at the Alameda Park Zoo. The local LEGO league teams were faced with a challenge to come up with a way to help animals. The Holloman 49ers’ solution was to add quick response codes to the signage at the zoo, which is the oldest zoo in the American southwest. The purpose was to make…

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Students use QR codes to share history of town

Jorge Gonzalez
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Teens from Sacred Heart School in Swaffham have placed quick response codes around their town. Students from the Swaffham Sacred Heart School have used QR codes to provide visitors to the Town Trail with access to video recordings that offer more information about the historical site that they are facing. There are a total of 44 different quick response codes that have been placed at locations throughout the town. These QR codes are scanned by smartphones and tablets in order to play recordings that offer information about the person or…

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QR codes used by Turner Falls to draw attention to itself

Julie Campbell
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The barcodes are being used in various locations around the Massachusetts town. Turner Falls, a part of the town of Montague, Massachusetts, is on its way to putting itself on the digital map by including QR codes to ensure that locals and visitors will be able to make their way around, understand what it is about, and see everything without missing the notable spots. The entire project is the result of a student’s thesis at Hampshire College. The QR codes are central to the Turner Falls RiverCulture organization, which is…

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Wikipedia launches new QR code project to document daily life in Monmouth, UK

Stephanie Beck
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Wikipedia has chosen the Welsh town of Monmouth in the UK for a new project that will make use of QR codes. The project will be named Monmothpedia and aims to document the life of the entire town. Several prominent locations, people and historic artifacts will be linked to a mobile Wikipedia page that can be accessed by scanning QR codes with a smart phone. Residents of the city will also take part in the project, as Wikipedia is tapping the populace for articles about life in the city. Each…

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