Solastalgia

To begin this project, I researched plastic heavily and began collecting my own plastic waste rather than throwing it away. I set up another plastic collection bin in one of my classrooms, and saved it from others. From this recovered trash, I constructed a chandelier in Vend-O-Land of the College of Design that would hang the plastic trash, lit up by small LEDs, in people\u27s general space. Accompanying this installation were small booklets of information explaining the impacts of plastic & how people can help, promotional stickers, and a website link. On the website, even more information is provided and serves as a hub for documentation of the installation (photos, video, etc.)

City Guide: Bar Style

We know you love heading down to Welch where the music blasts and mug night prevails, but step away from Campustown and you’ll fi nd a unique array of bars attracting more than the average college crowd. We also know that being a broke college student is no joke, so remember, more mugs next to the bar means more money out of your pocket

Guide to Cheap Living: Living on a college budget without selling a kidney

Between textbooks, tuition, ramen and the electric bill, college students don’t have a whole lot of spare change lying around. Let’s face it: we’re broke. Whether you’re digging between your car’s seat cushions to come up with this month’s rent or checking your banking app obsessively, money is probably on your mind. Though the word “cheap” is generally associated with poorly made products and people who reuse Ziploc bags, when done right, cheap habits can save you time and leave you with some extra pocket cash

Letters from a Bitter Roommate

Jenny* needed a roommate. She had recently decided to transfer to Iowa State and desperately needed a place to live. Her last available option was Regina*. Things went well for the first couple of days, but then “certain things got kind of weird,” Jenny says. “She introduced me to her friends as her best friend after two days of knowing her.” Jenny felt this was a little odd, but nothing to get upset about

Taking Adventure to New Heights

I lean forward and as we flip through the air, my stomach leaves my body. I am free falling, plummeting to the earth at 120 miles per hour. An inexplicable feeling of invincibility mixed with a humbling sense of my mortality wash over me. Intense adrenaline rushes out every extremity. Somehow, there is a huge grin on my face which wouldn’t disappear until long after I arrived back on the ground

Non-Propeller Propulsion System for a Human Powered Submarine

ME450 Capstone Design and Manufacturing Experience: Winter 2015The University of Michigan Human Powered Submarine Team (HPS) designs and builds a single person internally flooded submarine to compete in the International Submarine Races: http://www.isrsubrace.org/docs/13th-ISR-Manual.pdf HPS has a long standing tradition of propeller driven submarines, but this year HPS would like to compete in both the propeller and non-propeller categories. A propeller system is defined as a water-coupled device with radiating blades that create thrust when spinning. A non-propeller system is defined as any other water coupled device that creates thrust. The goal of this project is to design, build, and test a non-propeller propulsion module that can be easily switched with the propeller propulsion module. This new module will connect to the preexisting drive-train.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111322/1/24_Report.pd

De vrouw in de kooi: Intertekstuele relaties tussen Eva en De tweede sekse

In deze bachelorscriptie staat de vraag 'In hoeverre is de manier waarop De Beauvoir ingaat op de conservatieve maatschappelijke positie van de vrouw in De tweede sekse (1949) al aan te wijzen in Eva (1927) van Carry van Bruggen?' centraal. Ten eerste worden de twee werken geplaatst in hun respectievelijke context, waarbij de vrouw als Ander en mythe wordt besproken. Zowel Van Bruggen als De Beauvoir bestempelde de vrouw als Ander. De één beeldt de mythe van de vrouw af, de ander benoemt en beschrijft deze. Bovendien worden de huiselijke rol van de Franse vrouw in de jaren '40 en die van de Nederlandse vrouw tijdens het interbellum besproken. Hoe kan Eva worden ingekaderd in het repertoire der damesromans? Het tweede deel van deze scriptie is een analyse van Eva, met als vertrekpunt de thema's 'vorming van de vrouw' en 'de vrouw in de kooi' uit De tweede sekse

Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi StrukturModal Pada Perusahaan Sektor Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di BEI Periode 2009-2013

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui factor – factor apa saha yang mempengaruhi struktur modal pada badan usaha Manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2009-2013. Variabel yang digunakan adalah growth, investment opportunities, profitability,risk, size, dan liquidity. Teori yang terkait ialah pecking order theory, trade-off theory, the signaling model, dan agency theory. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan model analisis linier berganda. Penelitian ini menggunakan objek penelitian berupa badan usaha Manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2009-2013. Jumlah objek penelitian yang digunakan adalah sebesar 80 badan usaha. Temuan penelitian ini yaitu variabel investment opportunities dan likuiditas berpengaruh positif tidak signifikan terhadap struktur modal. Di lain sisi, variabel growth, risk, dan size berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap struktur modal. Sedangkan variabel profitability berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap struktur modal

Sleeping on Clouds: Economy Class Sleeping Facility

This Graduation product concerning a Master Thesis for the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering explores and develops an Economy Class Sleeping Facility meant for the Flying V concept plane developed by the Delft University of Technology. Sleeping and relaxing are the highest performed activities inside an airplane during cruise flight, however this is scored lowest on comfort. To increase passenger comfort on long-haul flights a better sleeping facility has to be provided by airlines. An extensive literature research along with gathering of relevant information resulted in a list of requirements the Economy Class Sleeping Facility had to fulfill. These requirements together with the knowledge from gathered information were taken into account during the ideation phase. Out of these ideas 2 ideas proved to be possible to turn into a viable product meeting all requirements. These ideas were subsequently turned into concepts by evaluating measurements to check if they were indeed as promising as expected from the ideation phase. A life size prototype was built to make it possible to test both concepts with potential users. This user test performed with 10 participants generated several insights which led to changes to the concepts. Subsequently, concepts were compared and evaluated by using a Harris-Profile to see if they met all requirements formulated from the analysis phase. From this evaluation 1 concept turned out to have the most potential and was chosen to developed into a full design. The final design consists of the Economy Class Sleeping Facility, but also took into account the whole economy class interior it should be placed in. A final evaluation was performed to evaluate the design and form recommendations. This final evaluation is done by an online questionnaire filled in by 204 participants, with 184 relevant responses. This all resulted in the final design of the Economy Class Sleeping Facility. This Economy Class Sleeping Facility is unique because it offers beds that transform into seats which need to be used during taxi, take-off and landing. This all without occupying extra space, by applying the proposed lay-out capacity of the Flying V even increases with 3 passengers. The beds have a length of 193cm, which means that the majority of people can lay down fully flat while flying. Inside the cabin passengers have their own control panel controlling airflow, lights and the curtains which create privacy. Next to that each bed is equipped with a personal In-Flight Entertainment system. Out of 184 people who evaluated the design, aged between 17 and 75, 69,57% indicated they would use the bed system as presented to sleep during a long-haul flight. Also, participants rated the expected comfort of the beds with an average of 4,45 out of 7. While experienced comfort of sleeping in economy class seats was rated 2,63 out of 7. This shows a large increase in passenger comfort offered by the Economy Class Sleeping Facility.Integrated Product Desig