A file QR code is one of the many advancements in quick-response technology that change the way we share information with others. It’s essentially a two-dimensional barcode that automatically opens ...

Record breaker The researchers test the QR code during their successful world record attempt. (Courtesy: TU Wien) But this wasn’t just a ploy to get into the record books, the QR code was created as ...

Tiny details: QR codes are designed to efficiently and securely store digital data in a compact, two-dimensional form. Researchers at TU Wien took this principle further – delving into the microscopic ...

Scientists have created a QR code that is smaller than most bacteria, offering a novel way to store data. Using beams of charged particles, a team from Vienna University of Technology in Austria ...

On December 3, the team secured a Guinness World Record for the world’s smallest QR code. Spanning just around 2 sq. micrometres, the code is about one-third the size of the previous record holder and ...

For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read.

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte ...

Researchers at TU Wien and Cerabyte created the world’s smallest QR code, measuring just 1.98 square micrometers. The record has been officially verified by Guinness World Records, making it 37% ...