"By using one of our simple and inexpensive tags, a company will instantly be able to identify its products," Allgood said. "This could have a number of legal and security implications."
The next phase of the project will involve gaining a better understanding of the stability of tagged materials after being tagged - specifically whether the marker has an effect on the fabric quality. In addition, researchers will investigate the optimum method for depositing the tag onto the material and seek to answer a number of other questions involving the many variables of the process.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle for the Department of Energy.
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