The system saves manhours and helps clean up case loads. Yes, on simple surfaces, traditional techniques such as dusting still do the job. The system uses just a few milligrams of gold each time it is operated. Everything needed to operate the system can be learned in just a few hours. Larger pieces of evidence can be folded, disassembled or cut into smaller pieces if necessary.
Larger chambers are also available.
Yes, when silver is used, the system can help read the tooling marks on credit cards. That helps to prosecute cases of credit card fraud. Superglue was unable to detect latent prints. Latent prints have been developed on evidence that's 20 years old. A demonstration video is available.