Like most (if not all) Hackaday readers, I like to know how the technology I use works. I’m always amazed, for example, how many otherwise smart people have no idea how the cellphone network works ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

University of Surrey provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Fingerprints have provided key evidence in countless cases of serious crime. But there are still some situations in ...

Each individual's fingerprints are unique—the tiny loops, ridges and whorls on the epidermis are even more distinctive than a person's DNA and are one of the best ways we have of identifying a person ...

Fingerprints are one-of-a-kind and that’s precisely why fingerprint sensors have become such a popular mode of security in modern day devices, from smartphones to smart cars. But you don’t need to be ...

Biometrics is a technology that uses a human’s biological features, such as facial characteristics, fingerprint patterns, retina, DNA or behaviors (voice and signature) to authenticate a person’s ...

Back in December, the Wall Street Journal published my op-ed on reforms to the Visa Waiver Program. In that, I noted the importance of obtaining fingerprints before participants arrive in the United ...

Android 6.0 saw the introduction of fingerprint authentication, a new security feature that allows users to confirm their identify with a single touch. While this new security feature is most commonly ...

This piece originally appeared on Pacific Standard. Scientist Nancy Knight documented snowflakes in 1988 while studying cirrus clouds for the National Center for Atmospheric Research. During a ...