News tagged with forensic tools
Using ion beams to detect art forgery
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Notre Dame nuclear physicists Philippe Collon and Michael Wiescher are using accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of material used in pottery, painting, metalwork ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Scientists use DNA technique to distinguish sardines from mackerel
Being able to distinguish sardines from horse mackerel has just got a little easier. Researchers in Spain used forensic mitochondrial DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) species identification techniques to genetically ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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NIST develops experimental validation tool for cell phone forensics
Viewers of TV dramas don't focus on the technology behind how a forensics crime team tracks a terrorist or drug ring using cell phone data, but scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology do. NIST researchers ...
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Invisible ink? What Rorschach tests really tell us
One of the most well-known psychological tools is the Rorschach Inkblot Test. A viewer looks at ten inkblots, one at a time, and describes what they see. The rationale behind this test is the idea that certain aspects of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 30, 2009 |
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