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Medical & healthcare

Korean team develops antibacterial silver coating

UK government targets shale gas growth

Erupting ‘nano-volcanoes’ designed to deliver drugs

Pervasive sensors to tackle obesity and problems of ageing

Tin oxide fibres provide key to exhaled-breath diagnostic sensor

Transplant rejection sensor paves way for body-integrated electronics

Breath analysis sensor could simplify diabetes monitoring

Remote monitoring system aims to keep elderly safe and healthy

This Week in 1916: The training of maimed soldiers

Quadcopter flies high with a thought experiment

Surfing-inspired saltwater mist gives relief from cystic fibrosis

Worm trap tests brain cell activity to reveal drug effects