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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are using a new technique to see fingerprints on surfaces that typically make them invisible. The method uses a technology called mini-X-ray fluorescence to detect chemical elements in fingerprints without altering them, said Christopher Worley, a scientist on the project. “The conventional methods are meant to bring out fingerprint patterns with regular light and they have to treat those with powder, which alters them,” Worley said. “With this you dont have to alter it or treat it at all. We can determine the elements in a fingerprint and get a pattern at the same time.” The technology focuses a tight beam of X-rays on surfaces with fingerprints and creates a computer picture out of those scans. The equipment costs about $175,000. “For big labs, the method could be a great way to bring out prints that cant be seen any other way,” said Vahid Majidi, another lab scientist. (照应，重复) 美国洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室的科学家们采用了一种新技术，可以观察到原本很难在物体表面上看见的指纹。参与该科研项目的科学家克里斯托弗·沃尔利说，该方法使用了一种“微Ｘ射线束荧光技术”，可以探测到指纹携带的化学成分，却不会改变指纹的保存状态。 沃尔利说：“传统的方法是通过常规光线使指纹显示出来，而且要借助粉末等物质，这会改变指纹保存的状况。有了这种新方法，你根本用不着改变或处理指纹了，我们可以测定指纹所含的化学成分，同时获取指纹图案。” 这项技术将一束密集的X光对准留有指纹的物体表面，并根据扫描结果创建出计算机图像。这套设备造价17.5万美元。 该实验室的另一位科学家瓦希德·马吉德表示，对那些大实验室来说，这是获取用其他方法看不到的印迹的最好方法。 2. Finnish scientists have invented a device to make it harder to steal mobile phones and laptops by enabling them to detect changes in their owners walking style and then freeze to prevent unauthorized use. The device is equipped with sensors that measure certain characteristics of the user’s gait. When the device is used for the first time, these measurements are saved in its memory. Thus, it could prevent millions of portable appliances being stolen every year. ?? The gadget would monitor the user’s walking style and check it against the saved information. If the values differ, the user would have to enter a password. Compared with passwords and traditional bio-identification, the new method is simple: confirmatio