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Fluorescence Reveals Salt in Fingerprints

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LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 4 -- University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a novel method to detect fingerprints based on the chemical elements present in fingerprint residue. Known as micro-x-ray fluorescence, or MXRF, the technique has the potential to help expand the use of fingerprinting as a forensic investigation tool. (Photo: Los Alamos National Laboratory) In research presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, held recently in San Diego, Calif., Los Alamos scientist Christopher Worley describes the detection of...Read full article

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    Published: April 2005
    fingerprintsforensicsLos Alamos National Laboratorymicro-x-ray fluorescenceNews & FeaturesUniversity of California

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