{"id":569520,"date":"2010-05-18T22:33:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/new-fingerprint-lifting-technique\/15132\/"},"modified":"2010-05-18T22:33:20","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:33:20","slug":"novel-process-lifts-fingerprints-based-on-geometry-not-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/569520","title":{"rendered":"Novel process lifts fingerprints based on geometry, not chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/c0378172.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com\/prints.jpg\" alt=\"Penn State's conformal-evaporated-film-by-rotation technique leaves the oils in fingerprin...\"><\/p>\n<p>If shows like <em>CSI<\/em> have taught us anything about lifting fingerprints, it&#8217;s that we do it by dusting them with powder or fuming them with chemicals&#8230; and that we have to turn on blue accent lighting and play moody electronic music while we&#8217;re doing it. Approaches like these rely on chemical reactions with the deposited finger skin oil to provide the print. A new method developed at Penn State University, however, lets the physical geometry of the print do the talking. The oils are left unaltered, which could make all the difference in a criminal investigation&#8230;<br \/>\nContinue Reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/new-fingerprint-lifting-technique\/15132\/\">Novel process lifts fingerprints based on geometry, not chemistry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/evidence\/\" rel=\"tag\">evidence<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/fingerprint\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fingerprint<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/police\/\" rel=\"tag\">police<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/the-indelible-fingerprint\/9519\/\">New technique lifts fingerprints off cleaned guns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6996\/\">Nanotechnology offers vastly improved fingerprint acquisition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7745\/\">New fingerprinting technique could reveal more than just identity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/8139\/\">New technology accurately identifies imperfect fingerprints<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/glare-resistant-touch-screens\/12634\/\">Tests on reducing glare and fingerprints from touch screen devices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/research-could-improve-uv-blocking-in-eyewear\/13638\/\">New glass promises improved UV blocking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/QPn9CbQssUEcKrLgXEJY-_1nh0Q\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/QPn9CbQssUEcKrLgXEJY-_1nh0Q\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/QPn9CbQssUEcKrLgXEJY-_1nh0Q\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/QPn9CbQssUEcKrLgXEJY-_1nh0Q\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=AwitWRpKWW0:PaGreif8qbg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=AwitWRpKWW0:PaGreif8qbg:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=AwitWRpKWW0:PaGreif8qbg:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=AwitWRpKWW0:PaGreif8qbg:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=AwitWRpKWW0:PaGreif8qbg:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=AwitWRpKWW0:PaGreif8qbg:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=AwitWRpKWW0:PaGreif8qbg:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/AwitWRpKWW0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If shows like CSI have taught us anything about lifting fingerprints, it&#8217;s that we do it by dusting them with powder or fuming them with chemicals&#8230; and that we have to turn on blue accent lighting and play moody electronic music while we&#8217;re doing it. 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