Aug 05 2011
Suitcase-Sized Device Detects Anthrax
Tests that normally require a full-sized lab and days to complete can now be performed in real-time on a computer chip.
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Feb 18 2011
Investigation Clears Toyota Electronics in Crashes
A year after runaway Toyotas scared the country, a government report clears faulty electronics.
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Feb 04 2011
Fingerprints Lifted from Fabric
A new twist on old school forensics lets investigators lift prints from fabrics.
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Nov 23 2010
‘CSI’-Like Camera Reveals Hidden Blood
A new camera in the works uses infrared light to detect even the faintest spattering of blood.
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Oct 25 2010
Royal Blood May Be Hidden Inside Decorated Gourd
Dating back to the French Revolution, this gourd is thought to contain the blood of Louis XVI, collected shortly after he was executed.
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Aug 13 2010
Cadaver-Sniffing Device Could Find Jimmy Hoffa
Unlike other methods, this one can find a body buried under a concrete slab.
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Jul 14 2010
Medici Family Cold Case Finally Solved
Malaria, not murder, was responsible for the deaths of two members of the clan that dominated the Florentine Renaissance.
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Jul 09 2010
Science of Evil: Depravity Scale Ranks Crimes
Forensic experts are investigating the science of evil to determine which crimes should get the worst sentences -- and they need your help.
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Mar 19 2010
Cat Fur Puts Criminals Behind Bars
Cat fur could be effectively used as forensic evidence to solve criminal cases.
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Feb 23 2010
Crime Hot Spots Can Be Cooled
A new computer simulation predicts hot spots where police intervention will not simply displace crime, but rather erase it completely.
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