The printed barcode with its vertical black lines has made modern life possible. Created over four decades ago, its designer had no idea what an impact it would have years later. Shockingly he didn't ...

BERLIN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Growing demand for more information about the products we buy could mean the end of the simple barcode - the blocks of black and white stripes that adorn most objects for ...

As we celebrate 50 years of the barcode, we're consistently reminded how they’ve been used to track many aspects of our lives for half a century. Barcodes were originally invented to speed up the ...