Spirulina, a substance extracted from naturally occurring algae, is non-toxic and fluoresces brightly in the infrared and once ground to a fine powder, is ideal for dusting fingerprints. Most ...

If you’ve ever wanted to collect clues like a real detective, you can get some practice dusting for fingerprints with this science activity to try at home. You will need: colored chalk, a butter knife ...

Researchers led by Bienvenu Gael Fouda-Mbanga at Nelson Mandela University in Gzeberha, South Africa, have found a new form of powder for dusting fingerprints. It enabled them to capture nanoscale ...

Fingerprints: dozens of crime dramas revolve around them. The investigators find the victim, dust for fingerprints, run them through a computer program and voilá -- the guilty party is quickly ...