Researchers at Maynooth University have achieved a forensic milestone by revealing fingerprints on fired bullet casings using a safe electrochemical process. The method uses mild voltage and non-toxic ...

A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by two Irish scientists. Dr Eithne Dempsey, and her recent PhD student Dr ...

Engineers have built a new AI that shatters a long-held belief in forensics -- that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person are unique. It turns out they are similar, only we've been ...

Forensic science has long held that fingerprints are singular identifiers, unique to each finger and each individual. This assumption has formed the backbone of global law enforcement, identity ...

A hot potato: A team of researchers from Columbia University have used a custom AI model to test if fingerprints are really as unique as forensic and crime literature suggest. The results are ...

When you use your fingerprint to unlock your smartphone, your phone is looking at a two-dimensional pattern to determine whether it’s the correct fingerprint before it unlocks for you. But the imprint ...

When you walk through a furniture store, the wood around you seems ordinary. Floorboards gleam under bright lights. Tables and cabinets are labeled with familiar names of wood, such as oak, rosewood ...