News tagged with latent fingerprint
Caught red-handed: Detection of latent fingerprints through release of fluorescein from a nanofiber mat
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a forensic agent dusts a surface with powder or exposes it to the vapors of an iodine chamber, mystery fans know what is going on: This is how latent fingerprints are made visible so ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
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New method developed to capture fingerprints on difficult surfaces
(PhysOrg.com) -- CSI notwithstanding, forensics experts cannot always retrieve fingerprints from objects, but a conformal coating process developed by Penn State professors can reveal hard-to-develop fingerprints ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 11, 2010 |
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Researchers give high marks to new technology for fingerprint identification
Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of new technologies that automate the manual portion of latent ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Experts recommend measures to reduce human error in fingerprint analysis
A new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has documented 149 potential sources of human error in the analy ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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New NIST biometric data standard adds DNA, footmarks and enhanced fingerprint descriptions
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a revised biometric standard in November, 2011, that vastly expands the type and amount of information that forensic scientists can share ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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False positives rare from fingerprint examiners
In a controlled study, fingerprint examiners who determined that a crime scene-quality print matched a high-quality sample from the same individual were correct 99.8% of the time.
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Cracking the children's fingerprint disappearing act
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children's fingerprints disappear faster than those of adults -- a little-known fact that can hamper investigations of kidnapping cases. To investigate this phenomenon, a team of researchers ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Body of evidence: New fast, reliable method to detect gravesoil
Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Quantitative approach to forensic fingerprint comparison studied
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has awarded researchers at Virginia Tech a two-year, $854,907 grant to develop a quantitative approach to measuring and establishing a standard for "sufficiency" of information available ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Novel Forensic Technique To Be Applied To Decade-Old Murder Probe
(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester is being called on by US force officers to tackle a decade-old murder case.
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Fingerprint find in decade-old double murder probe
A decade old US double murder probe has received a new breakthrough following investigations by a University of Leicester forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police.
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Hidden fingerprints revealed
Hidden fingerprints can be now be revealed quickly and reliably thanks to two developments in nanotechnology. The news is reported in the latest edition of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Chemical Communications.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Anatomy of a Discovery
"The seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them." Joseph Henry, American physicist (1797-1878)
Sep 29, 2006 |
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