Researchers develop method for creating artificial fingerprints
Friday, November 23, 2012 - 10:03
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland has found a way to accurately recreate human fingerprints. The reason for doing so, the team writes in their paper published in the journal Analytical Methods, is to provide a means for testing fingerprints for other chemicals as part of forensics research efforts.