By Pia Heikkila, 14 February 2002 13:45
NEWS US scientists are testing implanted ID chips which contain medical and personal information. The chip, which is smaller than a thumbnail, will be surgically implanted in the upper arm. The chip will be manufactured by US specialist VeriChip. A special scanner has been designed to read the information once inside the person. The initial trial will consist of 50 volunteers in Florida. In the UK, Kevin Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at Reading University, famously implanted a chip in his left arm two years ago. The implant allowed him to turn on lights and open doors around his home. Professor Warwick is due to have a second, more complex chip implanted soon. The problem with most commercially available 'implantable' chips have limited functionality today because they are only capable of storing very small amounts of information and transceivers - for sending out data - have a limited range of about three feet.
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