3D-printed fingerprints could unlock dead man’s phone – Chicago Tribune Blue Sky

Users can use their fingerprint to unlock an iPhone. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Is it possible to unlock a smartphone with a 3D-printed fingerprint? Michigan police hoping to get into a murder victim’s phone have enlisted Michigan State University computer science and engineering professor Anil Jain’s help. He’s working on replicating the victim’s fingerprints using scans the police had on file from a prior arrest. “We are still working […]

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  How this 3D printing startup is helping better extract brain tumors Jessica Ainlay on Jun 9th, 2015 As a self-identified tech geek, Dima Elissa has always been an early tech adopter. When a friend waxed lyrical about the benefits of on-demand 3D printing a few years ago, she was immediately hooked. Instinctually knowing this […]