New steps taken to identify criminals' footwear
Forensic experts have developed a new approach to assist the comparison and interpretation of footwear mark evidence.
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Mar 3, 2023
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New forensic tools aid fight against sexual assault and other crimes
Technological developments in evidence gathering hold out promise of fewer offenses going unpunished.
Biotechnology
Jan 27, 2023
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Sony CEO apologizes for massive data breach
(AP) -- Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer apologized for "inconvenience and concern" caused by the security breach that compromised personal data from more than 100 million online gaming accounts.
Business
May 6, 2011
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'Sifting' liquid at the molecular level: Method uses nanotubes to separate liquids
Drexel University engineers continue to drive research into the use of carbon nanotubes, straw-like structures that are more than 1,000 times thinner than a single human hair. Their most recent development uses the tiny tubes ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 17, 2012
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Bones uprooted last Halloween Eve give flesh to bygone era
On Halloween Eve 2012, ferocious Storm Sandy uprooted an historic oak tree on the New Haven Green and exposed skeletal reminders of New Haven's past. A passer-by found bone fragments lodged in roots of the oak tree, which ...
Archaeology
Oct 29, 2013
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How insects and microbes reveal crime scene clues
In a thick wooded area, a dead body lies. Within 5 to 10 minutes, a slew of tiny winged visitors –blow flies – are the first on the scene.
Other
Jun 9, 2014
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Massive sperm whale beaches itself, dies in Bali
Indonesian animal experts were preparing Thursday to conduct an autopsy on an 18-metre (59-foot) whale that died after washing up on a beach in Bali, conservation officials said.
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2023
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NIST urges caution in use of courtroom evidence presentation method
Two experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are calling into question a method of presenting evidence in courtrooms, arguing that it risks allowing personal preference to creep into expert testimony ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 12, 2017
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Was Pablo Neruda poisoned? Study shows covert assassination a possibility in Chilean poet-politician's mysterious death
Evolutionary geneticists and forensic experts who have spent years analyzing the remains of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda have added important new information to the case regarding a possible covert assassination.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2023
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Exhumation of Dali's remains finds his mustache still intact
Forensic experts in Spain have removed hair, nails and two long bones from Salvador Dali's embalmed remains to aid a court-ordered paternity test that may enable a woman who says she is the surrealist artist's daughter to ...
Archaeology
Jul 21, 2017
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