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The future of near-field communication-based wireless sensing

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Near-field communication emerged as a high-security, wireless, short-range, data exchange technology nearly two decades ago; its ability to simultaneously transfer power and data between devices offers exciting opportunities for the design of miniature, battery-free and disposable sensing systems in health care and food quality monitoring.

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Fig. 1: Near-field communication-based sensors in health care and food quality monitoring.

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S.O. acknowledges the Imperial President’s PhD Scholarships. F.G. and H.S.L. thank the LISS DTP (2453729) for the financial support. F.G. also thanks Imperial Centre for Processable Electronics and Agri-Futures Lab.

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Olenik, S., Lee, H.S. & Güder, F. The future of near-field communication-based wireless sensing. Nat Rev Mater 6, 286–288 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-021-00299-8

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