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

• Silky Smooth Chocolate
• Mislabeled Products: Tattoo Inks
• Sourcing the Introduction Point of Foreign Matter
• A Cosmetic Appearance
• Visualizing the Invisible
• It’s not as heavy as it looks: A tale of two methods
• Obliterated, Obscured, and Altered Writing
• Thin film in multilayer laminate
• Streaks in Salmon
• Say it ain’t so, Joe
• Cosmetic Trace Evidence
• Paintball
• Investigative Leads – Tracing a Serial Rapist
• The Great Avocado Caper
• Rail Crossing Accident
• Scent Spheres
• Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
• Stolen Goods: Swapping Shipments with Sand
• Green River Murders

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