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Research To Assist In Investigation Of Criminal And Terrorist Activity
September 12, 2007 — Police and security services will benefit from new research aimed at improving the investigation of criminal and terrorist activity. Scientists are combining technologies for location-based games and ... > full story -
A Genetic Trigger For The Cambrian Explosion Unraveled?
August 31, 2007 — A team of scientists has developed a novel methodological approach in evolutionary studies. Using the method they named 'genomic phylostratigraphy', its authors shed new and unexpected light on some ... > full story -
World's Oldest Bacteria Found Living In Permafrost
August 27, 2007 — A research team has for the first time ever discovered DNA from living bacteria that are more than half a million years old. Never before has traces of still living organisms that old been found. The ... > full story -
Nano-Layer Of Ruthenium Stabilizes Magnetic Sensors
August 3, 2007 — A layer of ruthenium just a few atoms thick can be used to fine-tune the sensitivity and enhance the reliability of magnetic sensors, tests at NIST show. The nonmagnetic metal acts as a buffer ... > full story -
Chemical Imaging: Potential New Crime Busting Tool
August 2, 2007 — A new fingerprinting technique could potentially detect the diet, race and sex of a suspected criminal, according to new research. A strong trace of urea, a chemical found in urine, could indicate a ... > full story -
Fingerprinting With Light Shows Promise For Improved Crime-Fighting
July 23, 2007 — In a finding that should get a "thumbs up" from CSI fans, researchers are reporting development of a fast new fingerprinting method that shows promise for improving the collection and analysis of ... > full story -
Magnetic Tape Analysis 'Sees' Tampering In Detail
July 23, 2007 — The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an improved version of a real-time magnetic microscopy system that converts evidence of tampering on magnetic audio and video tapes -- ... > full story -
Children's Ability To Describe Past Event Develops Over Time
July 20, 2007 — A study analyzing forensic interviews with 250 4- to 10-year old children found many age-related differences in children's recall of events experienced. Children's mention of time, date, or sequence ... > full story -
New Ink Sampling Technique Taking A Bite Of Out Time
July 18, 2007 — Primetime crime drama meets reality in new forensic research. Scientists are using the new Direct Analysis in Real Time mass spectrometry interface, which has made a guest appearance on the popular ... > full story -
Insects To Solve Crimes
July 4, 2007 — Insects make up more than half of the known animal species on our planet and they can be found in all kinds of habitat and feed on all kinds of nutrients. They can even be used in evidence in court ... > full story
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