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Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump (2013)
Journal Article
Walters, P., Lewis, A., Stinchcombe, A., Stephenson, R., & Ieropoulos, I. (2013). Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 8(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/8/4/046012

We present a biologically inspired actuator exhibiting a novel pumping action. The design of the 'artificial heartbeat' actuator is inspired by physical principles derived from the structure and function of the human heart. The actuator employs NiTi... Read More about Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump.

Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells (2013)
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Winfield, J., Greenman, J., Huson, D., & Ieropoulos, I. (2013). Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 36(12), 1913-1921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-013-0967-6

The properties of earthenware and terracotta were investigated in terms of structural integrity and ion conductivity, in two microbial fuel cell (MFC) designs. Parameters such as wall thickness (4, 8, 18 mm), porosity and cathode hydration were analy... Read More about Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells.

Editorial (2013)
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Franklin, A., & Turney, J. (2013). Editorial. Clothing Cultures, 1(1), 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1386/cc.1.1.3_2

Welcome to the first issue of Clothing Cultures. The aim of this new journal is to carve out ‘clothing culture’ as a discipline in its own right, distinct from but complimentary to the work currently being developed in fashion theory, material cultur... Read More about Editorial.

Dowagers, debs, nuns and babies: The politics of Nostalgia and the older woman in the British sunday night television serial (2013)
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Tincknell, E. (2013). Dowagers, debs, nuns and babies: The politics of Nostalgia and the older woman in the British sunday night television serial. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 10(4), 769-784. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2013.0174

The extensive commercial success of two well-made popular television drama serials screened in the UK at prime time on Sunday evenings during the winter of 2011-12, Downton Abbey (ITV, 2010-) and Call the Midwife (BBC, 2012-), has appeared to consoli... Read More about Dowagers, debs, nuns and babies: The politics of Nostalgia and the older woman in the British sunday night television serial.

The independent group looks at London's west end (2013)
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Hornsey, R. (2013). The independent group looks at London's west end. Journal of Visual Culture, 12(2), 292-312. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470412913488756

In the early 1950s, British culture was dominated by welfare-state visions of urban reconstruction. These projections of a stable civic society were premised on a particular way of looking at and reading the metropolitan environment. At odds with thi... Read More about The independent group looks at London's west end.

Methods for multi-layer color printing and decorative inks for ultra-violet fine art inkjet (2013)
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Parraman, C. (2013). Methods for multi-layer color printing and decorative inks for ultra-violet fine art inkjet

As more robust methods for UV cure inkjet printing are being introduced to market, alternative colour and decorative printing methods have been tested for the art, design and print sector. In order to increase density of colour, and improve ink cover... Read More about Methods for multi-layer color printing and decorative inks for ultra-violet fine art inkjet.

Three-dimensional printed ceramics for concept modelling and bespoke production (2013)
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Huson, D. (2013). Three-dimensional printed ceramics for concept modelling and bespoke production. Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, 57(4), 40401-40401

Many ceramic manufacturing companies use 3D CAD software and 3D printing technologies to produce design concept models for evaluation, although the value to the design process is limited due to the type of materials that can be printed, conventional... Read More about Three-dimensional printed ceramics for concept modelling and bespoke production.

Cole's from Newcastle (2013)
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Franklin, A. (2013). Cole's from Newcastle. Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture, 4(1), 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1386/iscc.4.1.85_1

Cheryl Cole – ex-judge of UK TV’s The X-Factor, ex-WAG of Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole, celebrated Geordie, sometime singer, fulltime ‘style icon’ and possessor of aspirational hair - represents a prime example of a hegemonic performanc... Read More about Cole's from Newcastle.

Spatialising Illustration (2013)
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Regan, C. (2013). Spatialising Illustration. Varoom Lab, 153-163

As an illustrator I reflect on human behaviour and the psychological effects of space through drawing. I use people I have met and whose lives intrigue me. Taking a woman I know, I observe and draw. ‘She sat at the table in the sparse kitchen.... Read More about Spatialising Illustration.

Lost and found: The library of lost books (2013)
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Bodman, S. L. (2013). Lost and found: The library of lost books. Printmaking Today, 22(4), 15

Sarah Bodman explores The Library of Lost Books, an initiative to salvage and transform discarded library volumes.

Eyes on the prize (2013)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. L. (2013). Eyes on the prize. Printmaking Today, 22(2), 15

The Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize is an excellent platform for book artists to gain recognition and connect with collectors, writes Sarah Bodman.

An investigation of affect in the cinema: Spectacle and the melodramatic rhetoric in Nil by Mouth (2013)
Journal Article
Presence, S. (2013). An investigation of affect in the cinema: Spectacle and the melodramatic rhetoric in Nil by Mouth

This article argues that the affective, visceral dimension of cinema spectatorship is a central component of our engagment with cinema. With reference to Tom Gunning's work on the cinema of attractions, I suggest that cinematic spectacle is affective... Read More about An investigation of affect in the cinema: Spectacle and the melodramatic rhetoric in Nil by Mouth.