In April, Research Examines Reliability, Hybrid Learning, and New Insights on Familiar Names

April’s lineup of scholarly articles continues the conversation around measuring reliability of forensic sciences; revisits the topic of learning and education in the pandemic era; and as always, offers new technical insights, as well as a look at fore… Continue reading In April, Research Examines Reliability, Hybrid Learning, and New Insights on Familiar Names

March’s Spread of Digital Forensics Research Examines Implementation

Apart from the papers presented at the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS), March also saw additional work from around the globe. This month’s roundup takes a look at:

Integrating cognitive psychology into forensic practiceResearch exploring… Continue reading March’s Spread of Digital Forensics Research Examines Implementation

How Better Processes and Information Can Improve Digital Forensic Science: January’s Research Roundup

As digital forensics moves toward a more established presence within the forensic sciences, 2022 starts off on an existential note thanks to a set of papers exploring digital forensic expertise and process, and the language used to describe both.

Te… Continue reading How Better Processes and Information Can Improve Digital Forensic Science: January’s Research Roundup

Forensic Focus Legal Update July 2021: Reliability And Credibility Of Digital Evidence

This quarter’s edition of our legal update starts with a look at improving digital forensics experts’ credibility, as well as the reliability of the evidence they find — all while dealing with rapidly advancing technology Two recent academic pape… Continue reading Forensic Focus Legal Update July 2021: Reliability And Credibility Of Digital Evidence

Stepping Down Voltage with Reliability

The availability of inexpensive electronics modules has opened up a world of opportunity for more complex projects to be completed quickly. Rather than designing everything from scratch, ready-made motor modules, regulators, computer vision modules, and control modules all ready to …read more

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Engine Trouble Delays SpaceX’s Return to the ISS

A crewed mission to the International Space Station that was set to depart from Kennedy Space Center on Halloween has been pushed back at least several weeks as NASA and SpaceX investigate an issue with the company’s Merlin rocket engine. But the problem in question wasn’t actually discovered on the …read more

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Hard Disk Drives Have Made Precision Engineering Commonplace

Modern-day hard disk drives (HDDs) hold the interesting juxtaposition of being simultaneously the pinnacle of mass-produced, high-precision mechanical engineering, as well as the most scorned storage technology. Despite being called derogatory names such as ‘spinning rust’, most of these drives manage a lifetime of spinning ultra-smooth magnetic storage platters only …read more

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