Checkout counter tech eases wildlife identification in the field

Mongabay
Jun 23, 2025, 7:10 am293 ptsTop
The experience of watching your groceries slide across a supermarket checkout counter is almost universal. In this everyday process, an electronic device scans the barcode and identifies each product. There’s a technical explanation behind the “beep”: the eyes can’t see it, but the device emits a beam…

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