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Now you see it, now you don’t: Illusive color (2021)
Journal Article
Klein, S. (2021). Now you see it, now you don’t: Illusive color. The Californian Printmaker: The Journal Of The Californian Society Of Printmakers, 2021,

My practise is centered around color. As a scientist I can only emphasize that color is a miracle of the mind. Without the human soul, it does not exist. I am choosing the word soul and not brain, because colour is not only generated by the interacti... Read More about Now you see it, now you don’t: Illusive color.

The effect of surface treatments and graphene-based modifications on mechanical properties of natural jute fiber composites: A review (2021)
Journal Article
Islam, M. H., Islam, M. R., Dulal, M., Afroj, S., & Karim, N. (2022). The effect of surface treatments and graphene-based modifications on mechanical properties of natural jute fiber composites: A review. iScience, 25(1), Article 103597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103597

Natural fiber reinforced composites (FRC) are of great interests, because of their biodegradability, recyclability, and environmental benefits over synthetic FRC. Natural jute FRC could provide an environmentally sustainable, light weight, and cost-e... Read More about The effect of surface treatments and graphene-based modifications on mechanical properties of natural jute fiber composites: A review.

Three-dimensional composites with nearly isotropic negative Poisson's ratio by random inclusions: Experiments and finite element simulation (2021)
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Zhang, M., Hu, H., Kamrul, H., Zhao, S., Chang, Y., Ho, M., & Karim, N. (2022). Three-dimensional composites with nearly isotropic negative Poisson's ratio by random inclusions: Experiments and finite element simulation. Composites Science and Technology, 218, Article 109195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.109195

Composites with negative Poisson's Ratio (NPR), also known as auxetic composites, are of great interests due to excellent properties. Auxetic composites of various types have been developed, however most of them have anisotropic NPR behaviour. This p... Read More about Three-dimensional composites with nearly isotropic negative Poisson's ratio by random inclusions: Experiments and finite element simulation.

Twenty-five and counting: San Francisco Center for the book celebrates its past and future in artists’ books (2021)
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Bodman, S. (2021). Twenty-five and counting: San Francisco Center for the book celebrates its past and future in artists’ books. Printmaking Today, 30(120), 22-23

I spoke with Jennie Hinchcliff, Exhibitions and Events Manager at the San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) as they celebrate their 25th anniversary. SFCB was established by Mary Austin and Kathleen Burch in 1996, to serve west coast and internati... Read More about Twenty-five and counting: San Francisco Center for the book celebrates its past and future in artists’ books.

The practice of multispecies relations in urban space and its potentialities for new legal imaginaries (2021)
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Dillon, T. (2021). The practice of multispecies relations in urban space and its potentialities for new legal imaginaries. Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 12(Special Issue), 148-161. https://doi.org/10.4337/jhre.2021.00.07

This article explores what it means to enact multispecies relations in urban space. This exploration is rooted in contemporary art practices that create living frameworks through which encounters with non-human animal cultures, histories, rituals and... Read More about The practice of multispecies relations in urban space and its potentialities for new legal imaginaries.

Man-made crystals: A review of their historic and contemporary context and use (2021)
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Boons, S. (2021). Man-made crystals: A review of their historic and contemporary context and use. International Journal of Design in Society, 15(2), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1328/cgp/v15i02/63-71

This paper reports on the history and use of man-made crystals for jewelry in a contemporary context. The cross-disciplinary contextual review traces human fascination with gemstones back centuries, and covers key developments in their "imitation."Th... Read More about Man-made crystals: A review of their historic and contemporary context and use.

Robust and flexible optically active 2D membranes based on encapsulation of liquid crystals in graphene oxide pockets (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, M., Goh, S. M., Yang, K., Nikitina, A. A., Chen, S., Leng, X., …Andreeva, D. V. (2021). Robust and flexible optically active 2D membranes based on encapsulation of liquid crystals in graphene oxide pockets. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8(22), Article 2101432. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202101432

Design and engineering of novel low dimensional metamaterials allow for new applications in membrane technology, aerospace and automotive industries, architecture, robotics, medicine, and textiles. Such materials can be strong, flexible, transparent,... Read More about Robust and flexible optically active 2D membranes based on encapsulation of liquid crystals in graphene oxide pockets.

Environmental impacts of personal protective clothing used to combat COVID-19 (2021)
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Uddin, M. A., Afroj, S., Hasan, T., Carr, C., Novoselov, K. S., & Karim, N. (2022). Environmental impacts of personal protective clothing used to combat COVID-19. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 6(1), Article 2100176. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202100176

Personal protective clothing is critical to shield users from highly infectious diseases including COVID-19. Such clothing is predominantly single-use, made of plastic-based synthetic fibers such as polypropylene and polyester, low cost and able to p... Read More about Environmental impacts of personal protective clothing used to combat COVID-19.

Graphene‐based technologies for tackling COVID‐19 and future pandemics (2021)
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Afroj, S., Britnell, L., Hasan, T., Andreeva, D. V., Novoselov, K. S., & Karim, N. (2021). Graphene‐based technologies for tackling COVID‐19 and future pandemics. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(52), Article 2107407. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202107407

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for rapid tools and technologies to combat highly infectious viruses. The excellent electrical, mechanical and other functional properties of graphene and graphene-like 2D materials (2DM) can be utilized to... Read More about Graphene‐based technologies for tackling COVID‐19 and future pandemics.

Future past and tense (2021)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. (2021). Future past and tense. Printmaking Today, 30(119), 22-23

Sarah Bodman talks to Ioannis Anastasiou and Majka Dokudowicz online from their studio in Wrocław, Poland. Both are PhD researchers at the E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, actively exhibiting their prints and artists' books nationally... Read More about Future past and tense.

Methodologies of softness (2021)
Journal Article
Dillon, T. (2021). Methodologies of softness. Copenhagen Architecture Festival Journal,

Teresa Dillon introduces Soft Agency and their methodological approach.

His dark materials (2021)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. (2021). His dark materials. Printmaking Today, 30(118), 22-23

Ian Andrews talks to Sarah Bodman about his collaboration with a particle physics group resulting in artists’ books exploring dark matter

Welcome to issue three (2021)
Journal Article
Ho, W. (2021). Welcome to issue three. IMPACT Printmaking Journal,

Crystals as co-creators: An investigation of growing crystals as a methodology for jewellery designers (2021)
Journal Article
Boons, S. (2021). Crystals as co-creators: An investigation of growing crystals as a methodology for jewellery designers. FORMakademisk, 14(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.4190

Grown crystals are used for a range of novel innovations supporting a wide array of industries. Within the jewellery industry however, grown crystals are only used in a limited capacity and mainly as a surrogate for mined gemstones. This paper invest... Read More about Crystals as co-creators: An investigation of growing crystals as a methodology for jewellery designers.

Dream lunch (2021)
Journal Article
Ho, W. (2021). Dream lunch. World Wide Wontons,

Wuon-Gean Ho’s Dream Lunch looks at personal depictions of food and consider how these have changed in recent months of solitude. Wuon-Gean reflects on how printmaking has some parallels with cooking, in the gathering of ingredients with a goal in mi... Read More about Dream lunch.

Printing the light (2021)
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Parraman, C., & Klein, S. (2021). Printing the light. Coloration Technology, 137(1), 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/cote.12523

This paper explores the relationship between additive and subtractive mixing for colour printing. Using Spectraval mica pigments (Merck)—marketed as RGB pigments—colour is generated by selective reflection and prints are based on additive colour mixi... Read More about Printing the light.

Narrative color (2021)
Journal Article
Ho, W. (in press). Narrative color. The Californian Printmaker: The Journal Of The Californian Society Of Printmakers,

In this paper Wuon-Gean Ho outlines how color has played a narrative role in her printed works of the past four years. She talks about how she uses a specific way of applying ink that extends the color range of each plate and how the resulting effect... Read More about Narrative color.

Sustainable and multifunctional composites of graphene-based natural jute fibers (2021)
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Karim, N., Sarker, F., Afroj, S., Zhang, M., Potluri, P., & Novoselov, K. S. (2021). Sustainable and multifunctional composites of graphene-based natural jute fibers. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000228

Smart and sustainable natural fiber‐based composites are of great interest due to their biodegradability, recyclability, and environmental benefits over synthetic fiber composites. In addition, the environmental impact of plastics and synthetic fiber... Read More about Sustainable and multifunctional composites of graphene-based natural jute fibers.