Drugs and fibers are among the materials collected in forensic and criminal laboratories. Some of these samples can be quite small, and light microscopes are frequently employed to examine evidence ...

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been an important tool for forensic science since the 1970s, and it continues to find forensic applications today. The technique – capable of 100,000x ...

Fibers, yarns, and even pieces of fabric found at a crime scene are examples of evidence used to solve crimes. Forensic scientists conduct tests on fibers collected from a crime scene. This article ...

Deepfakes challenge one of humanity’s most fundamental assumptions: that we can trust our own senses to distinguish reality from fiction. This AI-powered synthetic media technology exploits our deeply ...

Technological developments in evidence gathering hold out promise of fewer offenses going unpunished. The global success of television dramas like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" has lulled many into ...

A television in Baltimore Circuit Court showed a magnified picture of spent cartridge casings taken through the lens of a microscope. If a juror didn’t look closely, they might confuse two rounds for ...

When analyzing particulates, fibers, inks, or chips of paint, microspectroscopy is a workhorse technique for your forensics analysis. By attending this webinar, users of any skill level can explore ...