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Personal Touch Signature Makes Mobile Devices More Secure
Apr. 7, 2014 — Researchers have developed a new security system that continuously monitors how a user taps and swipes a mobile device. If the movements don’t match the owner’s tendencies, the system recognizes ... full story -
Quantum Cryptography for Mobile Phones
Apr. 3, 2014 — An ultra-high security scheme that could one day get quantum cryptography using Quantum Key Distribution into mobile devices has been developed and demonstrated. Secure mobile communications underpin ... full story -
Information Processing Demonstrated Using a Light-Based Chip Inspired by Our Brain
Mar. 28, 2014 — Researchers report on a novel paradigm to do optical information processing on a chip, using techniques inspired by the way our brain works. Neural networks have been employed in the past to solve ... full story -
DNA Can Be Damaged by Very Low-Energy Radiation
Mar. 14, 2014 — That energetic particles damage DNA is not surprising. It is now appears that very low-energy OH radicals also damage DNA, with a propensity that depends on how vigorously OH rotates: rotationally ... full story -
Click Chemistry Could Provide Total Chemical DNA Synthesis, Study Shows
Feb. 7, 2014 — An interdisciplinary study has shown for the first time that 'click chemistry' can be used to assemble DNA that is functional in human cells, which paves the way for a purely chemical ... full story -
New Method Rescues DNA from Contaminated Neandertal Bones
Jan. 27, 2014 — Retrieval of ancient DNA molecules is usually performed with special precautions to prevent DNA from researchers or the environment to get mixed in with the DNA from the fossil. However, many ancient ... full story -
Turkeys Inspire Smartphone-Capable Early Warning System for Toxins
Jan. 21, 2014 — Bioengineers looked to turkeys for inspiration when developing a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical vapors. They mimicked the way turkey skin changes color to create ... full story -
Blazing Car Murder of 1930 Investigated
Jan. 14, 2014 — University academics, Northamptonshire Police and The Royal London Hospital Museum, work together in an investigation of the Blazing Car Murder of ... full story -
Golden Trap: Highly Sensitive System to Detect Individual Molecules
Dec. 16, 2013 — Medical diagnostics is searching for substances capable of documenting whether a disease is developing. In many cases, the treacherous molecules are present only in trace amounts -- which is why ... full story -
Improved Decoding of DNA for Custom Medical Treatments
Nov. 7, 2013 — Scientists have moved a step closer to creating custom medical treatment plans based on a patient's DNA, pinpointing the root of a patient's illness and making sure treatment will not cause ... full story -
Novel Technique to Detect Fingerprints
Oct. 24, 2013 — An innovative product that uses fluorescence to detect fingerprints has been developed. This new product will make it possible to highlight fingerprints directly, more rapidly and at a lower cost, ... full story -
Authenticated Brain Waves Improve Driver Security
Sep. 5, 2013 — One-time entry authentication methods are suitable for to a protected building or a private web page. But, a continuous biometric system is needed for authenticating drivers of vehicles carrying ... full story -
Making Plants' Inner Qualities Visible
Sep. 3, 2013 — Not only psychologists would be happy to be able to look inside their patients’ heads – a plant’s “inner qualities” also supply plant researchers with valuable information. A special camera ... full story -
Microelectronics: Automating Cancer Detection
Aug. 31, 2013 — Microelectronic engineers have developed and tested sensor technology that can detect and measure a chemical signature of bladder cancer. The light-based sensor could eventually be used for the early ... full story -
New Forensic Technique for Analyzing Lipstick Traces
Aug. 8, 2013 — A study by forensic scientists has established a new way of identifying which brand of lipstick someone was wearing at a crime scene without removing the evidence from its bag, thereby avoiding ... full story -
Recognizing People by the Way They Walk
July 30, 2013 — Recognizing people by the way they walk can have numerous applications in the fields of security, leisure or medicine. A new technique offers significant advantages as recognition can be done ... full story -
Eye-Tracking Could Outshine Passwords If Made User-Friendly
July 16, 2013 — Engineers found in a recent study that the user's experience could be key to creating an authentication system that doesn't rely on ... full story -
ID Got You, Under the Skin
July 11, 2013 — Forget fingerprints or iris recognition, the next big thing in biometrics will be a thermal imaging scan that maps the blood vessels under the skin of your face for instantaneous face recognition ... full story -
The Inverse CSI Effect in the Age of Digital Crime
July 9, 2013 — The "CSI Effect" has been described as being an increased expectation from jurors that forensic evidence will be presented in court that is instantaneous and unequivocal because that is how ... full story -
Computer Programs Improve Fingerprint Grading
July 3, 2013 — Subjectivity is problematic when evaluating fingerprints, and quality is in the eye of the examiner. But three computer programs used together can give fingerprint grading unprecedented consistency ... full story
- Pocket test measures fifty things in a drop of blood
- Long-wavelength laser will take better 'fingerprints' of medicines than chemical analysis, research suggests
- New method to directly sequence small genomes without library preparation
- Termites strike gold: Ant and termite colonies unearth gold in Australia
- Cold cases heat up through new approach to identifying remains
- From lectures to explosives detection: Laser pointer identifies dangerous chemicals in real-time
- Molecular Braille created to identify DNA molecules
- Microfluidic chip developed to stem flu outbreaks
- Potential for incorrect relationship identification in new forensic familial searching techniques
- Barriers to the use of fingerprint evidence in court is unlocked by statistical model
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