NIST 3D ballistics research database goes live
Monday, July 11, 2016 - 11:31
in Physics & Chemistry
It's a staple of the TV-crime drama: a ballistics expert tries to match two bullets using a microscope with a split-screen display. One bullet was recovered from the victim's body and the other was test-fired from a suspect's gun. If the striations on the bullets line up—cue the sound of a cell door slamming shut—the bad guy is headed to jail.