In this new research that was published lately, a new technique in fingerprinting can be used to distinguish the gender and the race of the crime suspect.

The head of the team Professor Sergei Kazarian of Imperial College in London gave way to this science breakthrough. He has conducted a technique with the use of the collected fingerprints samples together with their chemical remains. The fingerprints gathered are then kept safely for future testing. In this research,  the chemical residues found on the fingerprints are preserved together with their vital chemical information unlike the common fingerprinting method that are conducted on a crime laboratory, which often alters and destroy the chemical components found on all fingerprints. Conventional fingerprinting uses Forensic Microscopes.

The scientists from Imperial College stated that using commercial gel tapes that can be bought locally is the very common method to collect and transport the prints found for chemical imaging analysis in a laboratory. The prints gathered are then analyzed through Forensic Microscopes.
The prints found will undergo some infrared testing so that individual molecules can be identified and therefore giving the scientist the detailed chemical composition found on the fingerprints.

According to this research the information gathered are processed by an infrared array detector to locate the chemical residue. In this procedure the scientist can have a clear overview of the chemical photograph as well as they can obtain detailed information regarding the fingerprint sample.
The chemical photograph can be seen carefully under Forensic Microscopes.

This new process of obtaining detailed fingerprint analysis is a great advantage for forensic scientist, the microscopic imaging provided by Forensic Microscopes gives maximum information of the fingerprints. And according to Professor Kazarian this technique will be a great crime fighting tool.

With this new research, the information found can trace a lot of clues aside from fingerprinting. It can recognize what item a person touched like gunpowder, drugs or other chemicals.

Some clues found can also give us some idea on some characteristics the person possesses. One example mentioned was the strong presence of urea is only found in males and the weak presence is for females. Another clue will be the amino acid present, it can identify if the suspect is a vegetarian or a carnivore.

The Professor also noted that the new breakthrough that they have found will help the forensic scientist in observing the changes that will occur in fingerprints over time and if they closely observe it in different environment and with different temperature, and that can only be possible by the help of Forensic Microscopes.
Professor Kazarian also mentioned that if the Forensic Scientists will focus on the chemical residue of the fingerprint they will be able to detect how old the crime scene is or the crime has taken place. This will be of great use in arson cases, because obtaining evidence in this area is extremely difficult.

The future benefits of this research according to Professor Kazarian will be the use of chemical images in the courtroom someday as primary evidence; he strongly concluded that the evidences will put dangerous criminals behind bars.