Fingerprint scanners on smartphones have gone mainstream over the past few years. They are now not just limited to the top-of-the-line smartphones but are also available on the mid-range and budget ...

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - "Fingerprints and DNA," said Jonathan Hanning, "this is something very common ... that you are seeing in the courts here at the Justice Center in Parwan." The Justice ...

Biometric experts for the first time have designed and created a fake finger containing multiple key properties of human skin. Commonly called a spoof, this fake finger has been used to test two of ...

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SAN DIEGO, March 13 — Dusting for fingerprints can sometimes alter the prints, erasing valuable forensic clues. Now, chemists say they have developed a new fingerprint visualization technique using ...