Hi-tech Adds Glamour to World Expo.docVIP

Hi-tech Adds Glamour to World Expo 　　Cement, telephones, camera film, steam engines, and electric motors. A slew of innovative new inventions have been displayed at World Expos since the fair’s inception in 1851. It has always been a showcase for the envelope-pushers in science and technology. This year’s Shanghai World Expo, which opens on May 1, 2010, will have plenty of the next generation of gadgets to impress and amaze. 　　 　　Security in the Chips 　　 　　Technology is a major part of the Expo even down to its hi-tech entry tickets, which are each embedded with a tiny RFID chip. This adds a certain security factor for the bearer, as these domestically developed Radio Frequency Identification chips can be tracked. Visitors to the Expo will have their passes read by receivers from a range of 10 cm, sanctioning immediate entry. Unlike a simple bar code, an RFID chip can store a file of information and employ sophisticated advanced encryption algorithms to thwart counterfeiters or any attempts to intercept chip information in transmission. Through sensors installed across the World Expo Park, the ticket provides its holder access to a variety of services, like a tour guide right in your cell phone. Another benefit to the chips is that they enable organizers to monitor the flow of visitors and locate any one of them when necessary. 　　 All vehicles and their drivers in the World Expo Park will be required to carry these RFID, which can be read from as far away as 25 meters and at speeds of up to 180 km per hour. Any breach of traffic regulations on the premises can be caught and recorded digitally. Errant drivers will be automatically blacklisted, and barred from entering the park again. 　　 Security for any event is a primary concern, but at an event like this it becomes part of the show. Chinese engineers havecreated a device to monitor the safety of the park’s drinking water supply. It works by analyzing the intensity of light emitted by luminescent bacteria