The popular fingerprint grip theory, which held that they help improve grip by increasing friction between people's hands has been disproved
The popular fingerprint grip theory, which held that they help improve grip by increasing friction between people's hands has been disproved, scientists have claimed.
Researchers at the University of Manchester found no basis for this theory. Study leader Dr Roland Ennos created a machine that could measure the amount of friction generated by a fingerprint when it was in contact with the acrylic glass.
About DNA Fingerprinting
DNA fingerprinting is a technique which helps forensic scientists and legal experts solve crimes, identity thefts, legal suits and terrorism cases.
DNA fingerprinting is a technique which helps forensic scientists and legal experts solve crimes, identity thefts, legal suits and terrorism cases.
Dr Ennos revealed that the skin in this case had started behaving like a rubber material, "where the friction is proportional to the contact area between the two surfaces.”
This totally disproved the grip theory. The details of the study appear in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
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