This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Most people give their fingerprints little thought, simply assuming they ...

After Australian materials researcher Kang Liang's home was burgled, he came up with a new forensic method to make fingerprints fluorescent. The glow comes from the reaction between crystals and ...

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 ...

AMES, Iowa – Fingerprints are telling us more and more about the people that left them behind. Sure, we all know the unique whorls, loops and arches in a print can identify a person. But now ...

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Why do we have fingerprints? While impressive, it's not just to unlock a smartphone or catch a bad guy. Here's what the science says. Most people associate fingerprints with the ability to solve ...