Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How do we get the fingerprints we have? – Oscar ...

No two people are believed to have identical fingerprints, but researchers have found that partial similarities between prints are common enough that the fingerprint-based security systems used in ...

Biometric technology has been a game-changer for smartphones. With authentication using physiological characteristics, like fingerprints, we can keep our devices safer than we ever could with ...

AMES, Iowa – Fingerprints are telling us more and more about the people that left them behind. Sure, we all know the unique whorls, loops and arches in a print can identify a person. But now ...

It is possible to identify an individual's ancestral background based on his or her fingerprint characteristics, new research shows -- a discovery with significant applications for law enforcement and ...

Fingerprints are recognized as one of the most reliable biometric features in forensic science. Carbon dots (CDs), a zero-dimensional carbon material, have emerged as an ideal candidate for ...