A material derived from pineapple leaves provides a safer, more sustainable, and eco-friendly alternative. The novelty here is the fabrication of a cheap powder from biomass waste.
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In October 2025, Little Miss Lake Panasoffkee was finally identified through advanced latent print analysis as Maureen L. Minor Rowan, known by friends and family as “Cookie.”
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In addition to the unit receiving recognition, Latent Print Examiner Elizabeth Molina was recognized as Latent Examiner of the Year.
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The most remarkable aspect of this discovery was the identification of a fingerprint in the pigment, at a level we have unequivocally dated to more than 42,000 years ago.
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Do your wrinkles always form in the same pattern every time you're in the water for too long? According to new research, the answer is yes.
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No suspects were identified at the time, and the case went cold until a fingerprint found on one of Ralston’s cigarette packs was found to match Sims in August 2024.
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The breakthrough came when retired Suffolk County Police Department Detective Pasquale Albergo contacted the Suffolk County Homicide Section with the hopes that advances in technology could help solve the murder of Schubert.
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After almost 46 years, an arrest has been made in the homicides of 18-year-old Theresa Marcoux and 20-year-old Mark Harnish.
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A two-decade old mass spectrometry method has breathed new life into forensic fingerprinting, seemingly solving a common problem—analysis of overlapping fingerprints.
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This new method captures the finer details of a fingermark, making it easier to identify individuals and is expected greatly to aid in forensic investigations.
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