https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In a twist in the ancient human story, emerging evidence suggests that we may have worn shoes as early as the Middle Stone Age (75,000—150,000 years ago). This could mean that our species had complex cognitive and practical abilities much earlier than was previously thought. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-earliest-evidence-flip-flops-middle.html Archaeology Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:44:29 EDT news617633065 When and where did our ancestors first fashion footwear? We cannot look to physical evidence of shoes for the answer, as the perishable materials from which they were made would no longer be evident. Ichnology, the study of fossil tracks and traces, can help to answer this unresolved question through a search for clear evidence of footprints made by humans who were shod—that is, wearing some kind of foot covering. https://phys.org/news/2023-09-ancient-tracks-south-african-beach.html Paleontology & Fossils Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:00:51 EDT news613659570 Research involving the University of Huddersfield is helping to improve accuracy in the field of forensic comparison. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-forensic-shoeprint-scanning-accuracy.html Other Thu, 25 May 2023 13:02:52 EDT news604238567 Forensic experts have developed a new approach to assist the comparison and interpretation of footwear mark evidence. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-criminals-footwear.html Other Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:59:03 EST news597070741 As sandal season fast approaches, a new exhibit on ancient footwear at a top Italian museum seeks to remind today's well-heeled that when it comes to fashion, do as the Romans did. https://phys.org/news/2020-02-gods-italy-pitti-palace.html Archaeology Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:03:29 EST news500007806 A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network are dedicated to keeping Canadians safer this winter by offering evidence-based ratings on footwear that may reduce the risk of slips and falls on ice. The team has developed the first test of its kind in the world - the Maximum Achievable Angle (MAA) Testing Method - to validate slip resistant footwear on icy surfaces using real people in a simulated winter environment. https://phys.org/news/2016-11-winter-boots-slippery-safely-icy.html Other Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:50:28 EST news399196222 First it was your fingerprint that gave the game away and then DNA analysis transformed forensic science. But 'watch your step' because an expert in the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Nottingham has developed a new technique which could lead to a 'step change' in forensic footwear imaging. https://phys.org/news/2016-02-stepforensics-footwear-analysis.html General Physics Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:09:59 EST news374864978 A newly developed recycling process could make landfill sites filled with old shoes a thing of the past. https://phys.org/news/2013-10-footwear-recycling-kick-start.html Other Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:57:37 EDT news301229846 (Phys.org)—By looking at someone's shoes, you can tell a lot about the person wearing them. That old adage certainly rings true when looking at children's shoes from ancient Rome. Just ask Elizabeth Greene, a Classics professor, who, at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America this month, presented research showing children of Roman military families wore footwear that reflected their social status. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-family-footwear-side-roman-military.html Archaeology Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:48:15 EST news277973287 (Phys.org)—A set of revolutionary new techniques that make it possible to recover invisible prints left on fabric by the sole of a person's shoe, have been developed by scientists at the University of Abertay Dundee. https://phys.org/news/2012-11-shoeprints-recovered-crime-scene-forensic.html Other Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:20:01 EST news273397678 A new computer algorithm can analyze the footwear marks left at a crime scene according to clusters of footwear types, makes and tread patterns even if the imprint recorded by crime scene investigators is distorted or only a partial print. https://phys.org/news/2012-10-footwear-forensics-csi-carefully.html Computer Sciences Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:28:15 EDT news270466052 Tomorrow Cambridge historian Dr Ulinka Rublack will give a public talk that will set footwear at the centre of her argument that in neglecting to explore the history of things we miss a golden opportunity to further our understanding of the past. https://phys.org/news/2012-02-buskins-brothel-creepers-affair.html Other Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:49:55 EST news248417385 A Teaneck, N.J., shoe maker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology that records where a wearer walks - and can send alerts to caregivers if someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease or dementia wanders away and gets lost. https://phys.org/news/2012-02-gps-families-track-elderly-relatives.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:10:04 EST news247493211