Recent studies have revealed that cancers leave distinct chemical signatures in the body, which can be detected early on. These “chemical fingerprints” offer promising avenues for early diagnosis and ...
On March 24, 1994, a man walking his dog in Albany, Georgia, found the body of a woman named Angela Sizemore, who had been raped and murdered and left in the front seat of her SUV behind an apartment ...
Fingerprints can reveal critical evidence, as well as an identity, with the use of a new technology developed at Purdue University that detects trace amounts of explosives, drugs or other materials ...
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChemImage Corporation recently reported results from a hyperspectral imaging (HSI) study that displayed a 42.8% overall improvement in characterization of ...
The NIST Mass Spectral Library has expanded to include new human and plant metabolites, variants of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ...
New technology is tracking the origins of seafood in a bid to combat fraudulent labeling and improve sustainability. Chemical fingerprints found in the bones and shells of marine life is key to ...
NIST research chemist Kelly Telu injects a sample into a mass spectrometer, a laboratory instrument that scientists use to identify unknown chemical compounds. (M. Delorme/NIST) The National Institute ...