Massachusetts student wins award for developing printable, chipless RFID tag

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A high school researcher has developed a chipless RFID tag made from conductive MXene that can be printed directly onto plastic packaging and dissolved during standard industrial recycling washes. This innovation addresses a critical barrier to circularity by enabling automated polymer sorting without contaminating the final recycled material, offering a low-cost, sustainable alternative to traditional silicon-based tags.

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