NFC Tags under a microscope

November 30, 2014   /   by Marco  / Categories :  Hardware, Technology

NFC tags are now becoming more popular. NFC stands for Near field communication and it is a new technology which allows small data transfers between two NFC enabled devices.

[infobox type=”info” clickable=”no” boldtext=”Definition”]NFC Stands for Near Field Communications                                                                                                      [/infobox]

 

NFC tags can be stickers or wristbands but are now becoming a standard technology in mobile phones. Android phones like the Samsung Galaxy S3/S4/S5 have NFC and now the new Apple iPhone 6 also comes with NFC. They serve many purposes like making payments, data transfers (files, images) and are can even be used to trigger events.

I purchased some NFC tags from ebay so I could use for testing and decided to put them under a microscope and zoom in at 10x and 230x.

Here’s a photo of the tags:

[frame type=”raised” align=”left” title=”NFC Tag” alt=”NFC Tag”]NFC Tags

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Here’s a few photos under the microscope. It looks a bit weird but you can see some of the silver lines. The black rectangular area I’m assuming is where the data is stored.

NFC Tags microscope (5)

NFC Tags microscope (4)NFC Tags microscope (3)NFC Tags microscope (1)

[infobox type=”message” clickable=”no” boldtext=”Question”]Have you used NFC? Let me know in the comments.[/infobox]

 

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