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How Good a Match is It? Putting Statistics into Forensic Firearms Identification
On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a competing gang, and shot seven...
Terrorists Forging Fingerprints
Turkish counterterrorism units discovered a new tactic being used by Daesh militants during a raid in the Central Anatolian province of Kirsehir on Dec....
Forensic technology developed at Loughborough University will make it “impossible” for criminals to destroy...
The advanced detection technique, which allows investigators to take prints from problematic exhibits, such as spent ammunition casings, was carried out in partnership with the...
FBI Validates STRmix™ for Use on Up to Five-Person Mixtures
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published its validation of STRmix™ for use on mixtures of up to five persons, as well as...
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Forensic technology developed at Loughborough University will make it “impossible” for criminals to destroy...
The advanced detection technique, which allows investigators to take prints from problematic exhibits, such as spent ammunition casings, was carried out in partnership with the...
Your face or fingerprint could soon replace your plane ticket
Headed on a trip? You may soon be able to ditch your boarding pass in favor of your fingers or face.
Delta announced, on 31st...
Video: Fingerprints & Sweat Glands
Amazing time lapse footage of the secretion of sweat from the eccrine glands in the hand and how, when in contact with a surface,...
Titanium dioxide additive under review, after study finds cancer links
An additive commonly used in lollies, biscuits, chewing gum and sauces has been found to initiate the early stages of cancers in animals, according...
How New Tech Knows If a Fingerprint Is ‘Alive’
It's a classic, if gruesome, staple of Hollywood action movies. The villain, desperate to gain access to the secret government vault, tricks the biometric...
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Although serial killer Ted Bundy was responsible for an estimated 30-plus murders, there was little physical evidence to connect him to the crimes...
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The Real Science of Forensics
In this episode of SciShow, we’re going to investigate a murder. But first, we’re going to have to learn all about forensics, the use...
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Psychology: the man who studies everyday evil
Why are some people extraordinarily selfish, manipulative, and unkind? David Robson asks the scientist delving into the darkest sides of the human mind.
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