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...razor blades are selling in Prague or Pittsburgh? Slap a radio tag--a computer chip that allows a product to be tracked on its journey from manufacturer to consumer--on every pack of Gillette blades, and you will get your answer in a hurry. That's the specialty of Alien Technology, an eight-year-old company based in Morgan Hill, Calif. The same tags can help track weapons too, and the U.S. Department of Defense just commanded its 43,000 sup-pliers to start using tags like those made by Alien. Worried about gas leaks from the furnace? Give Nanomix...
While Imagen zeroes in on one market, Alien and Nanomix have learned a few hard lessons about focusing. Although Alien once concentrated on flexible computer screens, it is now putting all its efforts behind radio-frequency-identification (RFID) tags. The key to both flexible screens and RFID tags is Alien's patented manufacturing process, which allows chips to be generously sprinkled onto thin plastic sheets that can be easily attached to almost any type of product. Once fastened to a pack of razor blades, for example, a RFID chip emits a radio signal that allows the manufacturer or retailer...
...establish that multinationals, which are among the biggest players in the global economy, are bound by the rule of law," says Terry Collingsworth, executive director of the International Labor Rights Fund. The law in question is a once-obscure statute drafted in 1789 by the first U.S. Congress: the Alien Tort Claims Act. Originally designed to combat piracy, it fell into disuse until 1980, when courts began applying it to liability for aiding and abetting violations of fundamental human rights no matter where they occur. More than two dozen cases have been filed against firms doing business in developing countries...
After spending the first 18 years of my life in England, Thanksgiving is still a somewhat alien holiday for me. While being thankful that our lives aren’t more grim than they are seems like an excellent idea, celebrating that fact actually feels a little strange. After all, anyone who has read my columns over the past 15 months will understand that I tend to focus on the negative—and, moreover, must be convinced that I think Harvard is a simply dreadful place to go to college. During that time my pieces have consistently criticized...
...question is a once obscure statute drafted in 1789 by the first U.S. Congress and known as the Alien Tort Claims Act. Originally designed to combat piracy, it fell into disuse until 1980, when courts began applying it to liability for aiding and abetting violations of fundamental human rights no matter where they occur--a standard similar to one used to prosecute German companies at the Nuremberg trials after World War II. More than two dozen cases have been filed against firms doing business in developing countries. No judgments have been awarded so far, but the potential liability could reach...