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Electronics

Electronic device tests brain function in coma patients

Medical & healthcare

Noise-cancelling device blocks out sound of dentist's drill

Automotive

Box trailer design reduces drag while retaining practicality

Researchers adapt aircraft sensor for multiple uses

Policy & business

US services order Qinetiq targeting systems

Medical & healthcare

Strathclyde initiative aims to help Scottish healthcare firms

Energy & environment

LG Chem licenses Argonne composite for Li-ion battery

Renewables

Reactor could produce fuel from sunlight

Food packaging to incorporate freshness indicator

Aerospace

British Airways orders Rolls-Royce engines

Civil & structural

Ordance Survey maps become open government data

'Nanoscoop' technology for high-power Li-ion batteries