Enforcing Multifunctionality: A Pressure-Induced Spin-Crossover Photomagnet

Photomagnetic compounds are usually achieved by assembling preorganized individual molecules into rationally designed molecular architectures via the bottom-up approach. Here we show that a magnetic response to light can also be enforced in a nonphotomagnetic compound by applying mechanical stress. The nonphotomagnetic cyano-bridged Fe^II–Nb^IV coordination polymer {[Fe^II(pyrazole)₄]₂[Nb^IV(CN)₈]·4H₂O}_<i>n</i> (<b>FeNb</b>) has been subjected to high-pressure structural, magnetic and photomagnetic studies at low temperature, which revealed a wide spectrum of pressure-related functionalities including the light-induced magnetization. The multifunctionality of <b>FeNb</b> is compared with a simple structural and magnetic pressure response of its analog {[Mn^II(pyrazole)₄]₂[Nb^IV(CN)₈]·4H₂O}_<i>n</i> (<b>MnNb</b>). The <b>FeNb</b> coordination polymer is the first pressure-induced spin-crossover photomagnet

Co-production and Co-creation: Creative Practice in Social Inclusion

We apply techniques drawn from interactive media art in fieldwork for social inclusion. Advanced mobile media and grassroots DIY techniques are used to bring creative practice with digital media into community based outreach work. We use these techniques in a participatory context that encourages the co-production of cultural output. We triangulate across artistic practice, technology engineering, and the social sciences to leverage methods from digital media art practice in contexts that result in social innovatio