The DataDot Personal DNA Kit is a theft-protection system consisting of some polyester substrate microdots (each about the size of a grain of sand) onto which unique identification information is ...

DataDots are gaining popularity as an anti-theft device, being implemented on cars, computers, motor scooters, and even umbrellas. DataDots are small polyester discs with a diameter of about 1mm that ...

TULSA, Oklahoma -- Authorities are trying to stop the huge amount of copper theft in Oklahoma. Tulsa alone has had 50 tons of copper taken by thieves. The problem is there's no way for police to prove ...

Fig. 1: A promotional image for DataDot Technology USA makes the salient point. At an SBE meeting I attended last year in Missouri, I had a brief chat about preventing copper theft with Engineer Dave ...

Australia has implemented a tiny solution to reduce its big car-theft problem: plastering thousands of plastic microdots on late-model vehicles. As small as grains of sand, up to 10,000 DataDots are ...

They are the size of a grain of sand, nearly impossible to see and equally difficult to scrape off. With laser technology, they are engraved with lines of text invisible to the naked eye. They’re ...

(Richland County) February 26, 2007 - Spies once used the little dots in World War II. Now, people like Barbara Porter are using them to protect property. Two years ago, Porter was a victim of theft. ...

The latest crime-fighting tool is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. Jeff Rohrer affixes laser-etched microdots to cameras, binoculars, computers, power tools and other valuable ...

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) --The next-generation guard against auto theft is tucked into thousands of micro-stickers called DataDots. Each millimeter-wide dot is printed with a car's unique ...

The Equipment Lock Company (TELC), which manufactures and sells anti-theft and safety locking devices for all types of trucks and heavy equipment, will now offer customers DataDot Identification ...