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May 06, 2008, 11:02 AM ET
Mountain State U. Researchers Develop Fingerprinting Technology
Researchers at Mountain State University in Beckley, West Virginia, have developed a new crime-fighting tool that will soon be featured on popular TV show “CSI:New York,” according to the State Journal.
The technology allows law enforcement to easily find fingerprints on surfaces at crime scenes. A special device called a Fuma-Dome releases a vapor of superglue and fluorescent dye. When the dome is placed over an area that has fingerprints, the vapor coats the prints and hardens. Investigators can then shine a black light onto those surfaces to find the fingerprints, which will glow.
The fingerprint-detection technology will be featured on “CSI:New York” on an episode slated to air May 14. The product will become available in August, the State Journal reports.—Catherine Rampell
(Photo by Chris Dorst of the Sunday Gazette-Mail)
Categories: Research
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