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Case Studies

Microtrace has worked on a wide variety of projects, many of which are fascinating for their scientific significance or their public interest.  Please feel free to browse through some of our interesting case histories.

Detailed Case Studies

  • Visualizing TiO2 and Pigments in Paint and Polymers by Microscopy
  • Food Contamination Identification and Sourcing
  • Mislabeled Products: Tattoo Inks
  • Sourcing the Introduction Point of Foreign Matter
  • Unknown Material Identification: Cosmetically Treated Hair
  • Capsule Identification by Variable Wavelength Imaging
  • Selecting the Correct Instrument for the Job
  • Obliterated, Obscured, and Altered Writing
  • Thin film in multilayer laminate
  • Streaks in Salmon
  • “Shoeless Joe Jackson” Signature Analysis and Dating
  • Cosmetic Trace Evidence
  • Paintball
  • Investigative Leads – Tracing a Serial Rapist
  • The Great Avocado Caper
  • Rail Crossing Accident
  • Scent Spheres
  • Joe DiMaggio’s Disappearing Signature
  • Stolen Goods: Swapping Shipments with Sand
  • Green River Murders

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Latest News, Publications and Media Coverage about Microtrace

  • Visualizing TiO2 and Pigments in Paint and Polymers by Microscopy
  • Glass Evidence Analysis by Refractive Index and Elemental Composition
  • Merry Christmas from Microtrace!
  • Article: Characterization of Aluminum Powders in IEDs, Part II
  • Happy Thanksgiving from Microtrace!
  • Article: Characterization of Crystalline Structures in Cannabis Extracts
  • Happy 29th Anniversary, Microtrace!
  • Microtrace Scientists Present at Annual MAFS Meeting
  • Starved Rock Murder Evidence to be Reanalyzed
  • Optical and Chemical Characterization and Identification of Crystalline Structures in Cannabis Solvent Extracts
  • Forensic Analysis of New and Emerging Fibers
  • Commentary: Traceology, Criminalistics, and Forensic Science
  • Spotlight on: Cathodoluminescence Microscopy
  • Reference Collections Presentation by Chris Palenik at CFSRE Symposium
  • Forensic lab that’s identified serial killers is inspecting evidence in 1960 Starved Rock killings
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