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Dusting for Fingerprints
Crime Scene Investigators find out who committed crimes based on evidence, and they get this evidence through fingerprints. In this activity, you and your friends will learn how to du…
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Vending Machine Uses Facial Recognition
In the past, facial recognition had only been used for security and crime purposes, but new technology has come out! Researchers have created a new vending machine that uses facial re…
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Micro Wind Turbines
Have you ever been to a car dealership? Well, most car dealerships use a lot of electricity, but Ford has come up with a solution. Ford has created a micro wind turbine that can be pl…
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Offshore Wind Farm
Wind turbines are usually located on land, right? Well, scientists have come up with a plan to create an offshore wind farm! They will be placing wind turbines offshore to generate el…
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New Cancer Treatment
A research team at Florida State University has been studying the replication of genetic material. This new research is vital to understanding how to treat cancer. Learn more about th…
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Robotic Surgery
Scientists and researchers have created a new type of surgery: Robotic Surgery! This new surgery method allows for the treatment of tumors that were previously inoperable! Learn more …
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3D Printed Hearts
How much do you know about heart surgery? Heart surgeries can be reduced by using 3D printing. If 3D prints of the patients' hearts were produced, their treatments could be planned in…
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Smartphones Diagnose Diseases
Do you have a smartphone? Scientists and researchers are creating new technology within smartphones that will be able to diagnose diseases! Learn more about this new technology!
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Stomach Grown From Stem Cells
Scientists from Cincinatti Children's Medical Center have been conducting stem cell research. In their recent research, they were able to create a mini human stomach from the stem cel…
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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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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
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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How Forensic Dentistry Works
Did you know fingerprints aren't the only way to identfy people? Forensic dentists can use teeth to ID people. Read the article to learn how!
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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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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 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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Flame Testing
Learn how different elements create different colored flames! Checkout these awesome colors!
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How to Time Travel
Learn about the relationship between wormholes and time travel in this video from National Geographic.
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