Scientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam.

Bar codes are making a comeback. Well sort of. They're not your traditional bar code. I had an opportunity to speak with execs at a Long Beach, Calif.-based advertising agency attempting to cozy-up to ...

Tiny details: QR codes are designed to efficiently and securely store digital data in a compact, two-dimensional form. Researchers at TU Wien took this principle further – delving into the microscopic ...

Record breaker The researchers test the QR code during their successful world record attempt. (Courtesy: TU Wien) But this wasn’t just a ploy to get into the record books, the QR code was created as ...

The smallest QR code in the world is so very tiny that your phone would need an electron microscope to scan it. The matrix ...