NPR's Rachel Martin talks to forensic scientist Dennis Gentles about dusting birds for fingerprints. You've probably heard of dusting for fingerprints at the scene of a robbery or a murder.

Dusting for fingerprints -- It ain't CSI Date: May 15, 2011 Source: Association for Psychological Science Summary: Fingerprints: dozens of crime dramas revolve around them. The investigators find ...

The team was able to use dust to measure the three-dimensional structure 'fingerprint' of the magnetic field. This will help improve our understanding of planet formation. For the first time ...

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A portable device that could scan fingerprints in microseconds has been developed by scientists in India. The system, which works using a technique called optical coherence tomography, promises to ...

“Dusting for fingerprints” is a familiar term for fans of crime novels and TV shows. But if the University of Toronto’s Bethany Krebs has her way, forensic teams will soon be “sandblasting for ...