One day soon, the simple act of taking a photo with your smartphone could help fight crime, and prevent you from getting ripped off in the process. With just one snap, you could instantly know whether ...

Deep in the bowels of companies like HP, an elite squad composed largely of former law enforcement personnel is currently hard at work planning a series of covert raids around the world. Their target: ...

Drop-for-drop, computer printer ink is among the most expensive products on the market. And it's highly profitable for the makers. That's why the CEO of a printer cartridge recycling business has ...

WHEN Mickey Mantle died in 1995, a cottage industry based on fraud arose almost directly from his ashes. Fly-by-night companies rushed to flood the marketplace with Mantle-signed baseballs, photos and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Counterfeiting of important documents like passports poses a serious and growing global security threat. Despite the use of various anti-counterfeiting technologies such as ...

Simply breathing on money could soon reveal if it's the real deal or counterfeit thanks to a beetle-inspired ink that reversibly changes color in response to humidity. The photonic crystal ink ...

Counterfeit currency has always followed the tools of its time. A low-quality fake once came from a photocopier or home ...