Card and Collectible Graders turn to Forensic Technology
As Collectible Card Game (CCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) items have increased in value, so too has the need for these items to be accurately verified, authenticated and graded.
Chemical reagents – the missing link in fingermark validation?
The work of forensic experts has significant implications on the lives of individuals and societies as a whole. As such, the results that examiners provide must be reliable and trustworthy: this is where validation comes in.
OSAC Expands Outreach to Non-Traditional Laboratories
Learn more about The Organization of Scientific Area Committees and the expansion of its guidelines to cover non-traditional laboratories.
foster+freeman install VSC8000/HS in Papa New Guinea Laboratory
Papa New Guinea has become the first country in the Pacific Region to purchase and install the state-of-the-art VSC8000/HS workstation.
Crime-lite Applications: Visualisation of fluorescence from STK Sperm Tracker™
A collaborative study between foster+freeman and L’Institut de Recherche Criminelle de la Gendarmerie Nationale (IRCGN).
Crime-lite Applications: Visualisation of Illicit Substances
The Crime-lite product range is suitable for the detection and visualisation of different types of drugs residues. This application note examines a variety of different drugs residues/adulterants under various light wavelength/filter combinations.
foster+freeman Forensic Webinar Series Returns for 2023 this January
Our popular forensic science webinar series is set to resume in January 2023, with our first three webinars set to cover solution-focussed forensics, sexual abuse cases, and the importance of ground truth studies and validation.
Crime-lite Applications: The use of Bandpass Filters in forensic examinations
The use of bandpass filters with light sources may reveal evidence which was undetectable with the use of a standard longpass filter. Bandpass filters can also increase the contrast between evidence and substrate to better analyse its morphology.
New Technology Examined at Finger Mark Development Meetings
Some of the UK’s foremost experts on finger mark identification and enhancement were in attendance as foster+freeman hosted a 3-day seminar on new advances in fingerprint technology.
foster+freeman recognised for achieving zero waste to landfill
foster+freeman have been recognised by Printwaste for achieving zero waste to landfill status at our UK headquarters throughout 2021.