Apr 13
Bearing in mind that CNN is the same network that suggested Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 might have flown into a black hole
Mar 21
Everyone knows that DNA can be invaluable when it comes to solving crimes
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Feb 17
Ever wonder what the face might look like for that skull-shaped Crystal Head vodka bottle? Well, one Scottish forensic scientist recently found out.
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Feb 14
Three-dimensional scanners are one of the newest and most futuristic gadgets in a police investigator’s toolkit. These magical, handheld little devices can create 3D models of a crime scene in mere minutes. And the technology just keeps getting better.
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Jan 28
White Heat is a classic gangster film from 1949, starring James Cagney. It is a thoroughly Los Angeles flick, filmed almost exclusively in the Greater Los Angeles region, including scenes shot at Warner Brother Studios in Burbank. The film is considered a classic for many reasons—but what’s interesting in terms of Gizmodo is its depiction of, at the time, cutting-edge technologies that were adapted by the police to track down Cagney’s gang.
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Dec 06
Fingerprints, blood spatter, muddy footprints, an errant hair. Every crime scene has its fair share of evidence. But not all of it is visible to the human eye, no matter how powerful the assisting microscope or black light. Some of the most damning evidence is mere bits and bytes.
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Nov 26
NEC shows 2014-era portable DNA analyzer that could outpace your favorite crime drama
Posted in: Today's Chili 
NEC gave us promises of truly on-the-spot forensics when it unveiled its first portable DNA analyzer back in 2007, although the reality hasn’t been quite in line with the dream: its current system takes an hour to get a result and won’t win any awards for sleekness. From what we’re seeing of a next-generation analyzer due in 2014, those expectations are more likely to be met. The new version puts the full DNA extraction, amplification and separation processes on a newer chip that meets NEC’s original goal of producing output in 25 minutes — faster than a short cop drama, if you include the commercial breaks. Few beyond the police will be casually tossing the analyzer around given its 70.5-pound weight and $120,000 price, but a much slicker design at least gives it the profile of a small, rolling suitcase. The upgrade could be vital for identifying suspects and victims in record time; if our only worry is that NEC takes all the mystery out of our favorite TV shows, we’ll be more than satisfied.
Filed under: Science
Via: PCWorld
Source: NEC (PDF)
Aug 03
In the future, everything glows, and that includes the fingerprints left behind at the scene of future crimes. More »
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