Fingerprints: dozens of crime dramas revolve around them. The investigators find the victim, dust for fingerprints, run them through a computer program and voilá -- the guilty party is quickly ...

Astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust to measure the three-dimensional structure ...

You're likely quite familiar with the standard method of dusting for fingerprints portrayed in so many movies and TV shows, but that method doesn't pick up every potential fingerprint. Using ...

If you’ve ever wanted to collect clues like a real detective, you can get some practice dusting for fingerprints with this science activity to try at home. You will need: colored chalk, a butter knife ...

A team of computer scientists, led by researchers from Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics, have devised a way to lift the veil of anonymity protecting cybercriminals by turning ...

SAN DIEGO, March 13 — Dusting for fingerprints can sometimes alter the prints, erasing valuable forensic clues. Now, chemists say they have developed a new fingerprint visualization technique using ...

Fingerprinting powders are still the go-to tool for investigators, both real and fictional. However, instead of oils, some fingerprints only leave a residue of amino acids and other compounds that ...

Fingerprints are the bedrock of any solid crime investigation but especially in homicide cases where the victims cannot point their killers out to cops. Even partial prints fragments of the entire ...