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The World Health Organisation has reported seven people in China have contracted Influenza A H7N9, including two deaths. The UK and Australian Science Media Centre has asked some experts for their opinions. Journalists are welcome to use these expert quotes.

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Singapore, 2 April – Mobile device users will soon be able to view brilliant 3D content with the naked eye with a nano-engineered screen protector that turns ordinary mobile screens into 3D displays. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations.

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(Tsukuba, 29 March 2013) The first observation of massive swelling and shrinkage of inorganic layered materials like a biological cell provides insights into the production of two-dimensional crystals.

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Defects in metal–organic frameworks induce low-temperature ferromagnetism and could yield novel materials for industry

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Microstructures made of adjoining semiconductor disks could lead to powerful nanoscale sensors

Read more of the article entitled 'Semiconductors: Touching moments with a radiant outcome'