Card and Collectible Graders turn to Forensic Technology

Card Graders turn to forensic technology as they seek to put a price on high-value collectables In recent years, online trading, valuation and authentication of collectable trading cards has been transformed from a niche pastime into a multi-million dollar industry....

Chemical reagents – the missing link in fingermark validation?

Chemical reagents – the missing link in fingermark validation? Forensic science and fingermark identification is a high-stakes business. Investigating criminal cases the world over, the work of forensic experts has significant implications on the lives of...

OSAC Expands Outreach to Non-Traditional Laboratories

OSAC Expands Outreach to Non-Traditional Laboratories foster+freeman has been a strong supporter of the forensic sciences for over 40 years.  In that time, the company has provided technology and products that have assisted forensic science practitioners in the field...

foster+freeman install VSC8000/HS in Papa New Guinea Laboratory

foster+freeman install VSC8000/HS in Papa New Guinea Laboratory Papa New Guinea has become the first country in the Pacific Region to purchase and install the state-of-the-art VSC8000/HS workstation.The machine was acquired by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary...

Crime-lite Applications: Visualisation of Illicit Substances

CRIME-LITE APPLICATIONS // Use of Crime-lites for the visualisation of illicit substances Background Introduction An illicit drug may be characterised as an unregulated substance which is illegal to possess or distribute. Sometimes, this may also include prescription...