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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO) FRIDAY, MAY 13: FINGERPRINTS Profile America -- Friday, May 13th. The first criminal case in the U.S. in which fingerprint evidence was admitted into court occurred in May 100 years ago in New York City. Burglary suspect Caesar Cella was convicted by prints identified by Detective Sergeant Joseph...
Clarity Clean It optical surface care spray and towelettes from Nanofilm have been recommended for cleaning electronic display surfaces like iPads and computers, iPhones and other cell phones. Tested and recommended by HeathaplexVision, J. Scot Heathman, owner of HeathaplexVision, said in the company's online review, "the results were astounding! A perfectly clean surface, free of streaks and fingerprints." Valley View, Ohio (Vocus) December 9, 2010 Clarity Clean It optical surface...
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a US Department of Justice agency, has entered into a cooperative agreement with Hooke College of Applied Sciences (HCAS) to train 232 trace evidence examiners in 16 forensic science related courses over the next two years, starting in February 2011. Westmont, IL. (PRWEB) December 6, 2010 The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a US Department of Justice agency, has entered into a cooperative agreement with Hooke College of Applied Sciences...
Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), can reliably detect biochemical changes in a decomposing cadaver.Typically, cadaver-sniffing dogs or ground penetrating radar are used to detect clandestine gravesites. But these methods are not always useful in all scenarios, such as if a body is buried under...
WALL, N.J., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced the Oklahoma County (OK) Sheriff's Office successful deployment of an FBI-compliant advanced authentication solution for law enforcement mobile data system users statewide, based on BIO-key's secure fingerprint authentication. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050509/BIOKEYLOGO) This solution complies...
Why do we chew our food? Research has shown that it is not, as has long been presumed, to make chunks of food small enough to swallow without choking. Biomechanics, who have modeled the cohesive strength of food after a certain amount of chewing, have shown that we actually chew our food to ensure it is in a firm blob and, therefore, safe to swallow.Writing in January's Physics World, Dr Roland Ennos, a biomechanic in the Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Manchester, explains how we...
WALL, N.J., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced the expansion of its biometric identity solutions to include support for Windows Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Citrix ICA Client platforms and for Wyse CE terminals. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050509/BIOKEYLOGO) Application providers now have a simple solution to what has...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalPersona, Inc., a leader in fingerprint identity and authentication solutions, today announced an agreement with IBM to deploy a new model of its DigitalPersona biometric fingerprint technology on IBM SurePOS 500 retail systems. The DigitalPersona U.are.U® 4500HD offering allows point-of-sale applications to more easily and quickly identify users so that specific transactions can be linked to the individuals who perform them. Biometrics...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalPersona, Inc., a leader in fingerprint identity and authentication solutions, today announced that Valenti Management, owner of Chili's franchise locations across the southeastern U.S., has standardized on U.are.U® Fingerprint Readers from DigitalPersona to protect against possible theft. Valenti Management, which employs approximately 1,000 people at its 17 Chili's restaurants, is using DigitalPersona fingerprint readers with...
Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two toughest technical fingerprint tests. The technology is also being rapidly taken up by the UK building trade who are delighted to have fingerprint technology which can cope with the often worn and ravaged builders' thumbprints. Many other fingerprint techniques have tried to identify a...
