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Electronics

'Robot nurse' can lift patients from ward bed to a wheelchair

Weakest rating since 2009 for Markit/CIPS Manufacturing PMI

Electronic 'tongue' could identify types of Cava

Drivers' brain signals could help reduce braking distances

Portable surface-capture tool could find use in forensics

Bite-counting device could help dieters monitor their eating

'World's fastest' bipedal robot maintains human-like gait

Robot designed to eliminate unknowns of mine rescue

Inverse opal technology could help identify chemical spills

Camera could enable real-time study of molecular reactions

Micro-robots mimic movements of water-striding insects

PETN nanosensor could improve explosives checks