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Medical & healthcare

High-tech, high jumps, and other highlights: The Engineer's best of 2012

Ultrasound method could lead to non-invasive surgical knife

GCS report suggests likelihood of a 'post-recession reshuffle'

Research could assist patients suffering from nerve trauma

Portable, practical, inflatable: surgery in the bubble

Micro-actuator could find use in microfluidics and drug delivery

Nanoscale device can capture and release tumour cells

Liquid-nitrogen-cooled sensors could improve brain research

Bright sparks in the winter gloom

Porcupine quills inspire design of new medical technologies

Device could mass-produce nano-patterned materials

Sensor measures individual particles in a blood sample