In a move that could be lifted straight from science fiction, workers at a Belgian marketing firm are being offered the chance to have microchips implanted in their bodies.
就像科幻故事中那样,比利时一家销售公司的员工将有机会在身体内植入芯片。
The chips contain personal information and provide access to the company's IT systems and headquarters, replacing existing ID cards.
The controversial devices raise questions about personal security and safety, including whether they may allow the movements of people with implants to be tracked.
NewFusion, a marketing firm in Belgium, is offering the chip to its employees.
The radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips are about the same size as a grain of rice and store personal security information which can be transmitted over short distances to special receivers.
RFID chips can already be found in contactless cards, including banks cards and the Oyster system which is used by more than 10 million people to pay for public transport in London. They are also similar to the chips implanted in pets.
The ones used at NewFusion cost around €100 each and are inserted between the thumb and index finger.
相关单词:marketing
marketing解释:n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
marketing例句:
They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
相关单词:implants
implants解释:n.(植入身体中的)移植物( implant的名词复数 )
implants例句:
Hormone implants are used as growth boosters. 激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Perhaps the most far-reaching project is an initiative called Living Implants From Engineering (LIFE). 也许最具深远意义的项目,是刚刚启动的建造活体移植工程 (LIFE)。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
相关单词:oyster
oyster解释:n.牡蛎;沉默寡言的人
oyster例句:
I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎,它味道真美。
I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时,我发现我相当喜欢吃。
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