A 3D printed finger might unlock a phone and solve a murder mystery
 

A 3D printed finger might unlock a phone and solve a murder mystery
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Staff and students at Michigan State University are using an unlikely technique to try and help police solve a murder case: a 3D printed finger.

The team, lead by Department of Computer Science & Engineering professor Anil Jain, has been working on models of a deceased victim's digits to try and help a local force unlock a phone.*

They're hoping the contents of the device will help them unravel the mystery of how that person died.

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The project, initially reported by Fusion, has been ongoing for some weeks, Jain told Mashable. Read more...

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