But the researchers have now shown that at close range, it can also sense electrical signals.
The NFC technology enables passage of data and information between devices at close range without contact.
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Last month Brigadier Monge's own chauffeur was shot in the head at close range.
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Scott Parker should have equalised in injury time but was denied by Scott Carson at close range.
Then, three minutes later, Eduardo slotted in at close range from a corner to complete Arsenal's comeback.
The PSNI said the father of a six-year-old child was shot a number of times at close range.
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On 15 February 2011, Fadhil al Matrook was hit by birdshot at close range and died within minutes.
Mr Mushaima was hit at close range by birdshot in the Sanabis district of the capital city Manama.
Andrei Kanchelskis was the chief cuplrit, hitting the bar at close range when it seemed easier to score.
Only when you see football at close range is it possible to understand the dimensions of the brain-injury problem.
At close range, the sound from these devices can be terrifying and painful.
Salih Saif Aldin was shot at close range while photographing fire-damaged houses in a street in Baghdad on 14 October.
Sgt David Jenkins, Humberside Police's wildlife officer, said the birds appeared to have been shot several times at close range.
The Krebs trail involved trapping badgers and shooting them in their traps cleanly and at close range during the day.
Father-of-three Mr Millen was working on a car outside his home when he was shot four times at close range.
Martin was shot once in the chest at close range, Gilbreath said.
It is understood the roofing contractor was shot several times at close range through the window of his jeep as he arrived home.
Mr Draper was shot at close range in the stomach with a 12-bore shotgun and had to be airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
In July last year, the couple were found at their home in Clough Avenue, Sale, and had been shot at close range with a sawn-off shotgun.
My mother, Roberta Murphy, 47, was shot at close range in the head, and Phillip Murphy, 54, my father, committed suicide in the bedroom.
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As Mr Prescott walked past the group, an egg was thrown at close range and the politician was seen to throw a punch and a fight ensued.
Mr Hamilton said the father of three was shot at close range by two gunmen who approached from behind as he arrived for work in Sandy Row.
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Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux, 36, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, was shot at close range on board HMS Astute when it was docked in Southampton in April 2011.
Mr Bidve was on a visit to Manchester with a group of university friends when he was shot in the head at close range on 26 December as he walked along Ordsall Lane.
But it was by no means one-way traffic, and a powerful Leeds drive took them to within yards of the Bradford line before Diskin snuck over from a play-the-ball at close range on 25 minutes.
In the cases they present in their report, all conventional explanations of something natural or man-made had been eliminated by the authors and their associated teams of experts, and yet these objects were observed at close range by pilots, tracked on radar, and officially photographed.
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The ball pounded off the grass and slipped over the fingertips of Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech and into the net for the decisive goal in Portugal's 1-0 win, sending Ronaldo sprinting into the arms of his teammates and over to the television cameras for a primal scream at close range.
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And watching him with such intensity, at such close range, is not an unmixed pleasure.
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In lieu of a bullet a blank round had a small wad of material that is dangerous at very close range.
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