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Medical & healthcare

Mind over matter

Thin-film specialists seek to hone self-cleaning surfaces

Brain signal analysis could allow paralysed to ‘speak’

Medical scanners could monitor processes in body over weeks

Superhydrophobic materials enable controlled drug release

Sensor checks blood sugar levels by measuring saliva

How to engineer a business, and space for vision

Rethinking the ambulance

The fast lane to success

Smart pill containing microchip tracks adherence to medication

Experiments may serve as microgravity effects model

Automated CT scans could speed up 3D brain imaging