Forward-looking: Human fingers have one of the most sensitive tactile perceptions we know of. Inspired by this biological wonder, Chinese scientists are now envisioning a future were robotic "fingers" ...

Firefighters battle Amherst County house fire for hours, investigation ongoing Firefighters worked for several hours to bring a fire under control in Amherst County on Monday, according to Chief Brad ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- In one of the first major tests of biometric technology at the supermarket point of sale, Piggly Wiggly Carolina here has launched a 60-day pilot of a finger-scanning payment ...

Jay Fry , CEO of identiMetrics and a former school principal, acknowledges the growing use of biometric finger scanning in schools. "Especially with the need for schools to find additional funding ...