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Focus on
Smart, Modern &
Composite Materials
A thoughtfully designed resource providing a unique and
easy-to-understand insight into the exciting world of 21st
Century materials, their development, use, and potential.
Smart Materials: shape-memory alloys
• chemiluminescent materials • smart ink
• electroluminescent materials • textiles
• polymers • piezoelectric materials
• touch sensing • nanomaterials
• shape-memory alloys • smart grease
Modern Materials: aerogels • XPL
• metal foams • nanomaterials
• polymorph • technical textiles
• superhydrophobic coatings
Composite Materials: concrete • GRP
• CFRP • robotic materials • plywood
• energy absorbing polymers
• quantum tunnelling composite
Smart Materials: Thermochromic Polymers
Focus on
Design Movements
and Styles
A unique study of design movements and styles from
the Victorian Era to the present day. Find out all about
influential designers, artists and architects!
List of Design Movements and Styles:
• Gothic Revival • Victorian Era
• Art Deco • Aesthetic Movement
• Cubism • Arts and Crafts • De Stijl
• Art Nouveau • Streamline Moderne
• Modernism • International Style
• Bauhaus • Swiss Style • Futurism
• Surrealism • Scandinavian Modern
• American Industrial Design
• Minimalism • Mid Century Modern
• Organic Design • Pop Art • Space Age
• Postmodernism • Contemporary
• Memphis • Brutalism • Blobitecture
• Digital Art • Steampunk • Biodesign
• Deconstructivism • Ethical Design
• Sustainable Design
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