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Forensic Engineering Case Studies
Have you heard of forensic engineering? Forensic engineers like Dr. John Palmer are charged with investigating fires, explosions and electrical system failures. Did we spark your in…
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Indonesia advances world's most ambitious biometric-based national identity card project
Read about how Indonesia is planning the world's most ambitious national identity card project for its citizens based on biometrics!
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Facedeals checks you in with facial-recognition cameras
What if, as you walked into your favorite store, a little blue camera scanned your face and then gave you discounts because it recognized you as a customer? This is basically what the…
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Electronic Skin
What if you could wear a "tattoo" that is smaller than a postage stamp that records your temperature, muscle moetion, and the electronic activity on your skin? Then, what if that dat…
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Face-Scanning Police Sunglasses
The police in Brazil may be getting some of the coolest sunglasses ever! These glasses can scan hundreds of people's faces per second and then compare them to a database of criminals' faces!
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FBI Dogs
Dogs are very talented. They can play an important role in solving crimes. Read how they do it here!
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2011 SMU CSI Boys Camp Day 3 Recap
During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…
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Flame Testing
Learn how different elements create different colored flames! Checkout these awesome colors!!!
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2011 SMU CSI Boys Camp Day 1 Recap
During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…
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2011 SMU CSI Boys Camp Day 2 Recap
During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…
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2011 SMU CSI Boys Camp Day 4 Recap
During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…
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2011 SMU CSI Girls Camp Day 4 Recap
During the week of July 18-22, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…
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2011 SMU CSI Girls Camp Day 2 Recap
During the week of July 18-22, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…
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2011 SMU CSI Girls Camp Day 1 Recap
During the week of July 18-22, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…
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Establishing the Scene
Ever wonder what happens when a crime scene is found? In this video learn how to establish a crime scene in this video.
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Forensic Fact and Fiction
Have you ever watched CSI? Learn about the truth behind the tv show's forensic science. This video will compare the CSI tv show with real world CSI investigators.
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How DNA Profiling Works
What is DNA profiling? Learn how it works and what information it reveals about you!
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How Do Investigators Determine if a Wildfire Was Caused by Arson?
Learn how investigators can figure out if a fire was man made (arson)!
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How Does a Lie Detector (Polygraph) Work?
Did you know that there is a scientific way to tell if you are lying? Learn how it works!
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How Fingerprinting Works
Learn the difference between your fingerprint and mine!
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How Forensic Accounting Works
Learn about forensic accountants and how they help to solve crimes involving money.
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How Forensic Dentistry Works
Did you know fingerprints aren't the only way identfy to people? Forensic dentists can use teeth to ID people. Read the article to learn how!
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How Forensics Lab Techniques Work
Learn about the different techniques investigators use to process evidence!
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How Handwriting Analysis Works
No two people write the same. Learn how handwriting analysis can tell the difference!
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How Impression Evidence Works
Have you ever noticed your footprint in mud or sand? Investigators use impressions to help solve crimes. Learn how they do it!
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How Mummies Work
Learn how the mummies from Ancient Egypt have survived for thousands of years!
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What is the Difference Between a Medical Examiner and a Coroner?
There are a lot of different professions that deal with forensics. Learn the difference between a medical examiner and a coroner.
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Undercover Detectives
Learn about all the ways science can help discover hidden items without touching anything.
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Teacher Learns, Then Teaches Biotech to Port Angeles High School Students
Forensics has a lot to do with discovering what things are or how they fit into a bigger picture. Read this article about a teacher who spent the summer learning how to extract DNA f…
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Interactive Game 'Vanished' Doubles as an Educational Tool
Read this article to learn about an exciting interactive, alternate reality game that was developed for kids like you! The game will be played over an eight-week period and starts on …
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SMU CSI Camps: Paleontology and Forensic Anthropology
Background The study of bones can tell us information about a person who is no longer living. A skull provides information about the structure of a face, including key distances l…
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SMU CSI Camps: Speech Recognition
Background Speech is produced using the lungs, vocal tract, and mouth. The amount of air from the lungs affects the loudness or volume. The vibration of the vocal cords determine…
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SMU CSI Camps: Iris Recognition
Background Just as there is much detail in a person's fingerprints, there is similarly much detail in a person's iris. The iris is the colored part of the eye. The detail come…
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SMU CSI Camps: Face Recognition
Background One of the oldest forms of identification is photo ID. What is it about the face that makes it easy to recognize? Like most parts of the body, the face has detail that…
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SMU CSI-Girls Camps
During the Summer of 2010, SMU's Caruth Institute for Engineering Education developed and hosted the first SMU CSI-Girls camp. The camp included 20 activities and a field trip to the …
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SMU CSI Camps: Fingerprint Matching
Background Fingerprints are the oldest biometric, and one of the most useful biometrics for forensics. In the 1800s, people began to classify and compare fingerprints. Police sta…
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SMU CSI Camps: Phones and GPS Location
Background Have you ever wondered how emergency responders can locate a mobile phone? Or how GPS can tell you your location, to within a few feet? We won't go into all of the det…
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How Fingerprinting Works
Fingerprinting is a common tool used to solve mysteries. Check out this article to learn more on how the science works! In addition to fingerprinting, this article also describes othe…
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Diane France - Forensic Anthropologist
Diane France is a bone detective (also called a Forensic Anthropologist) who has used science to learn more about how people live. This helps her to solve various crimes. Read more ab…
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Grave Analysis
From examining well-preserved skeletons, Melissa Scott Murphy, a bioarcheologist working on the Puruchuco burials, is able to determine many characteristics about the person such as g…
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How Computer Forensics Works
Computer forensics? Yep, using a person's computer to find evidence of a potential crime is what this article is about. Learn the basics, the phases of the investigation, and even w…
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The History of Fingerprints
So when did we figure out that fingerprints were unique to each person? How did we first use fingerprints? Find out how scientists all around the world played a part in discovering …
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Description of DNA
Discover the human genome and how DNA works. This is one of the many ways forensic scientists solve crimes.
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GAIT Biometric Smart Cameras
Did you know that scientists are learning how to identify people by the way they walk, called gait, instead of using fingerprints or other clues? Do you walk differntly than your bes…
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How to Tell If Someone Is Lying
Do you know how to tell if someone is lying? This video will teach you some basic forensics about lying - watch a persons eyes, expressions, posture and speech to find out.
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Meet a Real Technician in Forensic Science, Angi M. Christensen
Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a forensic scientist is like? Watch this interview with Angi M. Christensen and learn what a real forensics professional has to say ab…
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