Fiber Power Lab

In this lab we noticed differences of fibers of fabrics in microscopes.    You can use fiber evidence to identify a source.  We were able to identify an unknown fabric found on a crime scene and figure out a murderer by the clothing worn.  This lab will be helpful if, on a crime scene we find some fiber evidence.  This combined with other evidence will help us find a supposed murderer.

After Burning:

We found that it was hard to tell which was the match to the unknown fiber.  Our notes and sketches weren't very good and we were stuck between two.   The burning was confusing.  It was easier to tell by just using a microscope.  Couldn't notice any patterns of differences between man-made fibers and natural fibers.         Anyway, I think fiber evidence could be useful, but it was kind of hard to understand what we saw, and you would need a lot of other evidence to.