Fascinating new fingerprint technology tell what you’ve eaten or drank and what time. It uses a laser to identify molecules in the sweat that fingerprints are formed from.Dr Simona Francese, from Sheffield Hallam University’s biomedical research centre use matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) to provide crime scene investigators with key extra details about suspects.View full size

Fascinating new fingerprint technology tell what you’ve eaten or drank and what time. It uses a laser to identify molecules in the sweat that fingerprints are formed from.

Dr Simona Francese, from Sheffield Hallam University’s biomedical research centre use matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) to provide crime scene investigators with key extra details about suspects.