ChemImage Reports Advances in Characterization of Untreated Fingerprints

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 8, 2010 — ChemImage Corporation recently reported results from a hyperspectral imaging (HSI) study that displayed a 42.8% overall improvement in characterization of untreated latent fingerprints in comparison to previous HSI image processing methods.  Improved data collection and image processing techniques were used to examine aged and recently deposited latent fingerprints on various surfaces that typically prove to be more difficult for forensic scientists, including white lined paper, white printer paper, a white business card, black tape and aluminum foil. The