Rich Press

Who Was Detective X?

In the gangster era of Prohibition and the Great Depression, a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, now NIST, brought modern ideas to the then-emerging field of forensic science.

News

NIST Builds Statistical Foundation for Next-Generation Forensic DNA Profiling

July 23, 2018

DNA is often considered the most reliable form of forensic evidence, and this reputation is based on the way DNA...

Data-Sharing Website May Speed Response to New Illegal Drugs

July 05, 2018

The drug overdose epidemic currently gripping the nation is so tenacious in part because it’s being driven by fentanyl...

Drone Forensics Gets a Boost With New Data on NIST Website

June 05, 2018

Aerial drones might someday deliver online purchases to your home. But in some prisons, drone delivery is already a...

A graph with vertical lines showing the mass spectrum of fentanyl

Free Software Can Help Spot New Forms of Fentanyl and Other Illegal Drugs

March 07, 2018

Fentanyl, the synthetic drug that is driving a nationwide overdose epidemic, is not only a killer. It’s also a shape...

Graphic explaining the CMC method for comparing ballistic surfaces

How Good a Match is It? Putting Statistics into Forensic Firearms Identification

February 08, 2018

On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a...

Feature Stories

A Speed Gun for Photosynthesis

How fast is that plant pulling CO 2 out of the atmosphere? You may soon be able to point a sensor at it to find out.

Who Was Detective X?

In the gangster era of Prohibition and the Great Depression, a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, now NIST...