Fears of cults and kooks push Congress towards cloning ban

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After a congressional hearing made it known that attempts are being made by various organizations to clone a human, U.S. authorities are working towards banning reproductive cloning. The means by which this research can be banned is, however, a problem as some scientists believe that a blanket ban of human cloning may inhibit the use of cloning for therapeutic use and useful scientific research.

Laws, regulations and rules, Ethical aspects, Genetic engineering, Cloning, Biotechnology, Reproductive technology

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Polarizing energy transfer in photoluminescent materials for display applications

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Research demonstrates that polymer-based photoluminescent polarizer devices have superior light-producing qualities than less efficient liquid crystal display devices. Polarizer devices with random oriented 'sensitizer' molecules and efficient energy transfer mechanisms are used with a uniaxially oriented photoluminescent polymer to emit coloured light.

Design and construction, Polymer liquid crystals, Liquid crystalline polymers, Liquid crystal displays

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Patterning of polymer-supported metal films by microcutting

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Research is presented concerning the development of a method of producing metallic structures which are well resolved onto polymer substrates. The use of this method for polarizing and electrically conducting structures is discussed.

Polymers, Letter to the Editor, Surfaces (Materials), Metallic films, Surfaces (Technology)

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