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NASA awards EMU researcher top prize in "Create the Future" competition

The Ypsilanti Courier Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Though EMU too often lives in the shadow of its Ann Arbor neighbor (aka U-M), it shouldn't be forgotten that there are some awfully smart people innovating and inventing the future on Ypsi's campus.

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"The small device, called an iPecs, or Intelligent Prosthetic Endo-Skeletal Component, won in a "Create the Future" design competition sponsored by NASA. The iPecs was an entry in the electronics category, a competitive group that drew more than 900 entries from around the world.

Frank J. Fedel, an assistant professor and research director for the Prosthetic and Orthotics Program at EMU, said that he and his colleagues saw a need to accurately measure their patients' gait, in order to determine what is happening to them and their prosthetic device while walking."

Read the rest here.

Ghostly International offers art as well as music

Fast Company's Co. Design Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Ann Arbor's Ghostly International is more than just a music label, it's a brand that embraces creative innovation on multiple fronts. And now, it's branching into art and design.

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Viewed from one vantage, straight on, the posters produce a peculiar optical effect that looks like the triangles are drawn in with pencil on the page, creating the dips and shadows with shading alone. But viewed from the side, the design reveals that the individual pieces are in fact cut out, hand-folded, assembled, and glued on the paper according to a pencil-drawn pattern on the page, which provides a lightly marked blueprint for a pattern that boutique label Ghostly International, which is collaborating with Shlian on these limited-edition prints, describes as "at once unfinished and complete."

Read the rest here.

What to do with Washetnaw Ave between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti

AnnArbor.com Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Washtenaw Ave. clearly isn't the prettiest street in Washtnaw County, but some local stakeholders have some ideas on how to change that.

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Planners have dubbed the five-mile stretch of Washtenaw Avenue from Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor to the water tower in Ypsilanti as the Washtenaw Avenue Talent Center.

And they have a bold initiative for it over the next 10 to 20 years.

Its creators say the plan aims to reduce sprawl and increase density along the route, relying on the rising demand for public transit and pedestrian-friendly connections. Features include reduced building setbacks, mixed-use development and affordable housing that will help Washtenaw County retain talented young residents.

Development would concentrate along transit �nodes� on the route.

�We�re imagining that there are areas that could definitely support three-story buildings,� said Anya Dale, senior planner in the Washtenaw County Office of Strategic Planning.

Read the rest of the story here and an interesting conversation about where the ugly begins on Washtenaw on the MarkMaynard.com blog here.

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NASA awards EMU researcher top prize in "Create the Future" competition

Ghostly International offers art as well as music

What to do with Washetnaw Ave between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti