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Sensors

Hospital installs tricorder-like health-analysis facility

Railway project aims to reduce impact of leaves on the track

Naval radar could help crew react quicker to attacks

Land Rover unveils off-road successor to the Defender

Portable device could detect illicit radioactive material

Gaming devices could help detect illness in the elderly

Wireless temperature sensors can be interrogated remotely

System could protect miners from coal-dust explosions

Polymers could aid ultraviolet detection of wound infection

Skin-mounted electronics could wirelessly monitor soldiers

Blood glucose monitor could benefit diabetic patients

Device can get a read-out from 'virtually any tissue sample'