Tag: bullet casings
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Brass Casing Fingerprint Recovery: Forensic Breakthrough
Introduction: A New Frontier in Firearm Forensics In a development touted as the ‘Holy Grail’ of forensic science, researchers from Maynooth University in Ireland have demonstrated the ability to recover latent fingerprints from spent brass bullet casings. The method, described in Forensic Chemistry, uses a novel electrochemical coating technique to reveal fingerprint ridges even after…
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Maynooth Researchers Reveal Method to Recover Fingerprints from Fired Bullet Casings
Overview: A New Fingerprint Recovery Technique for Brass Casings Researchers at Maynooth University have developed an electrochemical method that can visualize fingerprint ridges on brass bullet casings after they are fired. This breakthrough challenges the long-held assumption that the intense heat and gas released during firing obliterate biological traces, such as fingerprints, on ammunition. Led…