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MoD awards £30m laser weapon contract

Talking medicine will help patient compliance

Video of the week: How to build your own tractor beam

Leicester weather balloon records stunning heights

Power to stay alive is under the skin

Tiny diamonds aid nanowire assembly

Thin-film technology to eliminate risk of lithium battery fire

No-contact micromechanical systems last longer

Sensor project picks up good vibrations with development deal

How the Gravity Light is set to shine in the developing world

Bake Off star engineers gingerbread houses

Video of the week: robotic arm controlled by thoughts