[Artwork: designslinger]

In an August 8th, posting in the journal Science, a professor of chemistry at Purdue
University, R. Graham Cooks and some colleagues, have written an article, "Latent Fingerprint Chemical Imaging by Mass Spectrometry." Went to Wikipedia to find out that mass spectrometry is:

                                           "an analytical technique that identifies the chemical
                                             composition of a compound or sample on the basis
                                             of the mass-to-charge ratio of charged particles."

I thought it was going to be some new macro camera device related to the                                            fingerprint. However, it is a technique that is going to be used in criminal investigations, though Dr. Cooks is looking to do further study and use the technology in helping identify cancer molecules in body tissue.

[Image: Pillows covered with a fingerprint patterned fabric by designslinger /Artwork: designslinger]

The human fingerprint is a design phenomenon. There are billions of people on the
planet and yet, no two fingerprints are alike. Even identical twins have different print patterns. And, every single thing we touch leaves a print behind. Imagine if all those prints were visible to the eye, the patterns created would be amazing and mind-boggling.

[Image: Settee covered in fingerprint patterned fabric by designslinger /Artwork: designslinger]

But, if we were able to take our own fingerprint pattern and enlarge it, we could have a
very personal decorative pattern for fabric, wallpaper, or one-of-a-kind art in our home or business. Perhaps there is a new and profitable device ready to be invented that could be used to market the most personal of personalized patterns for your throw pillows. Zebra stripes be damned, give me my fingerprint pattern anytime.