Masahiro Hara invented the QR code in 1994. The new generation of the code system, which will be unveiled after three years, will be useful in disaster management applications, such as tracking and ...

QR Code is a machine-readable code storing URLs, payment links, and other information. Hara invented the QR code in 1994 to track car parts while working for a Japanese firm Gandhinagar: Japanese ...

QR codes are used in so many areas of our lives, from tracking parcels, getting into gigs, paying for parking or hopping onto Wi-Fi. But where did they come from? Reporting for Tech Now, the BBC's ...