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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News tagged with forensic science
Size of X-ray beams successfully evaluated with mathematics
X-ray fluorescence analysis allows elemental analysis in a variety of environments without destroying the sample. The smaller diameter of the X-ray microbeam, the more accurate the elemental distribution can be. Because X-ray ...
Mathematics
Feb 8, 2023
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New research gives potential for more accurate methamphetamine detection
Methamphetamine is a stimulant that can be taken as a recreational drug, either by injections or smoking. It is classified as a Class A drug in the UK and its recreational use is criminalized in many countries throughout ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 20, 2022
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A new strategy to speed up cold case investigations
For nearly 37 years, she was known as Buckskin Girl—a young, anonymous murder victim found outside Dayton, Ohio, wearing a deer-hide poncho. Then, in April 2018, police announced that the mystery of her identity had been ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 16, 2022
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Forensic scientists are generally whiter, less diverse than US population they serve, study says
A yearlong study examining ethnic and racial diversity in forensic science has found that the varying disciplines, which frequently work closely with law enforcement, are also generally whiter than the U.S. population it ...
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2022
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When remains are found in a suitcase, forensics can learn a lot from the insects trapped within
A crime scene can present itself in any form and size.
Other
Aug 30, 2022
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Forensics professor explores new technology to improve DNA detection
Director of Research for the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in the College of Arts and Sciences, Marciano recently contributed to the National Institute of Justice May 2022 Forensic Technology Center ...
Biotechnology
Aug 29, 2022
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Webb begins hunt for the first stars and habitable worlds
The first stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope were revealed this week, but its journey of cosmic discovery has only just begun.
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2022
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New techniques for retrieving fingerprints from ivory to mitigate poaching
The use of new techniques for retrieving fingerprints from ivory has been validated for the first time by scientists from King's College London and University College London in collaboration with imaging and fingerprint experts ...
Ecology
May 10, 2022
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Skin cells leave their mark for crime scene investigators
Depositing skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data from Flinders University shows that some people have higher intra-variability in their cell deposits.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 29, 2022
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