Simon Lewis

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Kenny Travouillon

From glowing cats to wombats, fluorescent mammals are much more common than you’d think

Kenny Travouillon, Western Australian Museum; Christine Elizabeth Cooper, Curtin University; Jemmy Bouzin, Curtin University; Linette Umbrello, Queensland University of Technology, and Simon Lewis, Curtin University

After combing through museum collections, our team of researchers found a whopping 125 fluorescent mammal species – from polar bears and dolphins, to leopards, zebras and wombats.
Latent fingermarks dusted with micronised Egyptian blue on a $20 note, viewed in the Near Infrared. Simon Lewis

Ancient Egyptian pigment provides modern forensics with new coat of paint

Ivy Shih, The Conversation

The ancient Egyptians knew a thing or two about how to produce a vibrant blue pigment for their tombs and coffins. Now it’s being used to help find fingerprints.

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