NFC tags are small, passive devices made of three primary components: a thin coil of copper or aluminum wire, a tiny silicon ...

NFC tags are widely used in marketing campaigns, public transport systems and smart home setups to enable quick, touch-free ...

These days most smartphones, including Androids, are equipped with near-field communication technology, known as NFC. The tech itself is pretty cool — it's like having an antenna in your phone ...

Often the term will bring to mind the ability to pay by holding your phone over a reader, but the system can also use NFC tags embedded in credit cards, ID card, passports, and the like.