Fingerprinting is one of the mainstays of forensic science, but despite what we see on TV and in movies, analyzing and matching latent prints is a difficult business and still the province of experts.

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 ...

The old fingerprint scanner was broken, which would have cost the police department more than $20,000 to refurbish. The new fingerprint machine, which was purchased with drug seizure money, cost ...

Sep. 21—Utilizing one of the fingerprint scanning devices at the Pittsburg County Justice Center can sometimes be challenging. Ozzlyn Lightle at the Sheriff's Office handles the fingerprint scanning ...

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) purchased a portable, digital fingerprint machine for the National Racing Compact (NRC) that will aid in streamlining and simplifying the licensing ...

Police in the UK have been using fingerprints in their work for about 125 years [Getty Images] Watchdogs have criticised Police Scotland for using traditional ink and paper for taking fingerprints at ...

Bacterial identification can take hours and often longer -- precious time when diagnosing infections and selecting appropriate treatments. There may be a quicker, more accurate process. By teaching a ...

Programmers tend to have their own distinct styles, but it's not really feasible to pore over many lines of code looking for telltale cues about a program's author. Now, that might not be necessary.

The NYPD’s high-tech fingerprint database was temporarily brought down by a bumbling contractor with a virus-infected mini computer, The Post has learned. A contractor was setting up a digital display ...