Tag: investigation

Thanks to nanotechnology the human eye can perceive its surroundings in the highest possible resolution. Now a Spanish startup is looking to nanotechnology to help prevent documents and products from being falsified. The key here: photo-sensitive microparticles. Integrated into ink, they are used to print security features in QR- and barcodes. As in current methods for bank notes, the...

Film can identify spoiled food by changing colour. A South-Korean based research team is relying on a similar concept to prevent people from consuming spiked drinks. The team developed a gel-film, intended as a temporary tattoo, to detect colourless GHB drugs - sometimes known as ‘liquid ecstasy’. Perpetrators mix them with drinks to induce stupors and make people vulnerable...

Fish remains are a good source of bioplastics. Jellyfish, meanwhile, could soon be an unlikely ally for police officers up and down the country. All thanks to Chinese-British researchers who have discovered that a fluorescent protein contained in the slimy sea-dwellers could be a big help at crime scenes. The protein binds with negatively-charged molecules in the grease and...