Now that they're in smartphones, fingerprint scanners seem to be everywhere, but what's really going on behind the scenes when they're scanned?

It’s a question that a professor asked Gabe Guo during a casual chat while he was stuck at home during the Covid-19 lockdowns, waiting to start his freshman year at Columbia University. “Little did I ...

Long before memory forms, the hands already carry a permanent signature that everyone carries around. Fingertips develop ...

The ability to confirm your identity using your fingerprint or face is something we have already become accustomed to. Most of us carry a piece of this technology in our pockets: Our phones are able ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fingerprints are those little ridges on the tips of your fingers. They’re essentially folds of the outer layer of skin, the ...