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Electronics

Independence-assisting device for elderly began as burglar alarm

Radio-beam device can disable car and boat engines from 50m

A step towards touch sensitive prosthetics

Swedish firm unveils electric rehab suit

Electric formula: inside the Formula E racing car

New prosthesis aims to restore natural gait to amputees

New terahertz source operates at room temperature

Perception of music improved for users of cochlear implants

Random shaping for electronics to improve human-machine interfaces

Disney unveils 'tactile' algorithm to fool brain into feeling texture

Bio-inspired robot takes knocks to help with disaster relief

Nanowires help lithium ion batteries from cracking up