Forensics News and Research - June 2009 Archives
Research on potatoes points to using multiple means of identifying species
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Provides first responders with a simple and reliable tool to help quickly distinguish public health emergencies from mere nuisances
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A thorough cost-benefit analysis that includes an assessment of meaningful alternatives is needed to reveal the potential security advantages of deploying new detector systems to screen cargo for nuclear and radiological materials at US ports and border crossings. It is likely that the costs will exceed the savings gained from improved efficiency of the screening systems, says a new report from the National Research Council.
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What do great white sharks have in common with serial killers? Refined hunting skills, according to a paper published today in the Zoological Society of London's Journal of Zoology.
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 | A new NIST assay using a "glow or no glow" technique may soon help the US Department of Homeland Security defend the nation against a spectrum of biological weapons that could be used in a terrorist attack. ...> Full Article |
 | Research at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke. ...> Full Article |
Everyone thinks that they know what fingerprints are for: to improve your grip's friction. But it turns out that this urban myth is wrong. Roland Ennos and Peter Warman from the University of Manchester have proved that instead of improving your grip, fingerprints drastically reduce friction.
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Scientists have developed a prototype scanner designed to help police identify criminals carrying guns and knives
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 | Electrical engineers from UC San Diego have created high-performance W-Band silicon-germanium radio frequency integrated circuits for passive millimeter-wave imaging. This advance could lead to significantly less expensive imaging systems for identifying concealed weapons, for helping helicopters to land during dust storms, and for high frequency data communications. Electrical engineers from UC San Diego presented this circuit at the 2009 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium. ...> Full Article |
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New species of ancient crocodile discovered
Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics
Making memories last
Ferroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue
Shakespeare's skill 'more in grammar than in words'
Detailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracks
Need muscle for a tough spot? Turn to fat stem cells
Earth's energy budget remained out of balance despite unusually low solar activity
The wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies
What really happened prior to 'Snowball Earth'?
Pictures of food create feelings of hunger
Mighty mesh
Sweeten up your profits with the right hybrid
Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles
Bilayer graphene works as an insulator
How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel
Patterns of chromosome abnormality: The key to cancer?
Advantages of living in the dark: The multiple evolution events of 'blind' cavefish
Snakes improve search-and-rescue robots
Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality
Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis
A new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited
'Tiger mothers' should tame parenting approach
Film coatings made from whey
Growing US violent extremism by the numbers
If a fat tax is coming, here's how to make it efficient, effective
Bobsled runs -- fast and yet safe
Fruit fly intestine may hold secret to the fountain of youth
Forensic research extends detection of cyanide poisoning
Backpacks, not the bombs inside, key to finding DNA
New biometric data standard adds DNA, footmarks and enhanced fingerprint descriptions
Where does my beer come from?
Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes
Digging up clues: Research on buried blow flies to help crime scene investigators