Rather than dusting or other chemical techniques, this team has developed a means of detecting fingerprints using an electrostatic charge.

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It turns out that transistors in these flash-memory devices are prone to being gummed up with electrostatic charge that they cannot dissipate.

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The leaves also have an electrostatic charge that also attracts particles.

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