Now that they're in smartphones, fingerprint scanners seem to be everywhere, but what's really going on behind the scenes when they're scanned?

You’ve had your own personal set of fingerprints since before you were born, and they’ll be with you throughout your whole ...

Pittsfield schools have signed up to be among the first in the state to take part in a fingerprinting process and national criminal database check for school employees.A state law passed last year ...

As most crime scene experts know, dusting for fingerprints can sometimes destroy parts of the prints, erasing potentially valuable forensic clues. Conventional fingerprinting methods involve treating ...

Long before memory forms, the hands already carry a permanent signature that everyone carries around. Fingertips develop looping ridges while the body measures only inches long, shaped by forces too ...

Biometric security on our personal devices is almost always a good thing. When it works, it’s a fast, convenient, and (largely) secure way of getting into our gadgets. And while fingerprint sensors ...