DISPENSARY CORNER 21 Oct 15
October 21, 2015
Glow-in-the-da rk forensics.
Now you can protect your
pharmacy assets with the latest
glow-in-the-dark technology.
A CSIRO scientist who had his
home broken into has developed
a new crime scene identification
technique to help fingerprint
criminals, the company has
revealed.
By adding a drop of liquid
containing crystals to surfaces,
investigators using a UV light are
able to see invisible fingerprints
“glow” in about 30 seconds.
The strong luminescent effect
creates greater contrast between
the latent print and surface
enabling higher resolution images
to be taken for easier and more
precise analyses.
The work by CSIRO materials
scientist Dr Kang Liang was
published in Advanced Materials.
CLICK HERE for the research.
A New Zealan d man who’s
quite used to keeping alcohol at
arms length has won a “beer stein
holding competition”.
The recovering alcoholic actually
hasn’t touched the stuff for 18
years, but took part in the contest
after a friend invited him out for
dinner in New Plymouth.
The challenge involved holding
a full stein of beer above shoulder
height with his arm straight, and
he managed it for seven minutes.
Although Adam Hope’s
impromptu entry in the contest
meant he didn’t have time to
do any training, he said his
experience when he was a drinker
had put him in good stead.
“I think I did all my training for it
two decades ago,” he said.
Ironically Hope won tickets to an
Oktoberfest function, and said he
would be giving them away to a
friend because “I would have got
a bit brassed off at all the drunks”.
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