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JASON: NOW ON SUNRISE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT EVERYONE HAS WHICH SETS THEM APART FROM OTHERS IS A FINGERPRINT. MEREDITH: THEY CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE, HELP US GRAB THINGS AND EVEN FOR ART ...

It's potentially a powerful new tool for law enforcement. A team of Dutch forensic scientists has discovered how to accurately date fingerprints to within one or two days of when they were left on an ...

Forensic dramas on TV make it seem easy to determine when fingerprints were left at the scene of a crime. In reality, the oils in fingerprints degrade over time, and it's difficult to figure out their ...

Fingerprint authentication systems are a widely trusted, ubiquitous form of biometric authentication, deployed on billions of smartphones and other devices worldwide. Yet a new study reveals a ...

In a significant breakthrough, scientists at Maynooth University in Ireland have developed a new test that successfully recovers fingerprints from spent bullet casings. This achievement, often ...

After a brush with burglars, an Australian scientist has developed a new technique to 'dust' for fingerprints, creating a solution that makes fingerprints glow under blacklight. Claire Reilly was a ...

Tech developed at the University of Warwick sees through partial, distorted, scratched, and even smudged fingerprints, scoring top marks in the toughest tests. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Elizabeth ...

Check your fingertips. Are the unique whorls and ridges still there? Many crooks would love to ditch their identifying fingerprints. But for the rest of us, losing them could become a huge hassle.