Fingerprint Scanner Can Detect Drugs in Sweat
12th November 2011
A prototype fingerprint scanner has been developed that can detect the presence of opiates, cannabis, or cocaine in the sweat on a user’s fingertip.
We have the technology.
The device uses special cartridges to take a fingerprint, which are then processed using both chemical testing and a unique photo scanning system. This takes a high resolution image of the fingerprint and its residue, so that the output from individual sweat pores can be measured.
And … how convenient … they now have your fingerprint. One-stop-copping, you might say.