Temperature measuring and logging slide utilizing WISP

A temperature measuring and logging slide for receiving a mounted specimen, that measures the slide temperature and transmits the temperature data, for use with research and medical diagnostic instruments, comprising:

• a rigid and transparent substrate, to be received by slide-using research and medical diagnostic instruments, devices, and equipment, having a shape that is substantially a flat rectangular prism comprising a volume enclosed by at least a first face, a second face, a third face, a fourth face, a fifth face, and a sixth face, and further comprising a first section that is translucent and a second section that is transparent, wherein the second section is larger than the first and includes the center of the substrate;
• a WISP comprising an antenna, an integrated circuit, and a memory unit, wherein the WISP is powered wirelessly by an external device, wherein the WISP is at least partially embedded in the substrate, and wherein the WISP communicates wirelessly with an external communications device;
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• a temperature sensor connected to and in electronic communication with the WISP, wherein the temperature sensor is at least partially embedded in the substrate, and further wherein the temperature sensor measures temperature of the temperature measuring and logging slide.