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The Flax Man

Former Adidas exec Ken Barker weaves a futuristic fabric.

06/29/2011 By Zach Dundas

Beer Tech

Apps on Tap

Now your favorite brew is only a click away

06/21/2011

Mudroom

Hot Wheel

A local inventor hopes his one-wheeled motorcycle will revolutionize transportation.

05/20/2011 By Melanie Glass

Made in PDX

Lovely Woolly Laptop Cases

Local company The Good Flock makes stylish cases for laptops, iPhones, and iPads, while keeping everything organically modern.

05/03/2011 By Amara Holstein

Mudroom

Circuit Breaker

A Portland designer builds the electric bike to beat.

09/13/2010 By Eric Blokland

Mudroom

Spider Bytes

A new breed of arachnids feels the vibe on Mount St. Helens

04/20/2010 With Brian Barker

Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show

Pedal Power

Two-wheeled innovations abound

11/05/2009

Mudroom

Running in Space

A local design firm gives astronauts an athletic edge.

10/09/2009 By Kasey Cordell

Article

Pimp My Ride

A team of gearheads unlocks your car’s hidden potential.

10/09/2009 By Vanessa Chang

Hit List

iPhone Home

These four locally produced apps will make you fall in love with your 3GS all over again.

08/18/2009 By Lucy Burningham

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Mudroom

Light Show

Traffic signals keep rhythm with the city’s new MAX lines

07/20/2009 By Kasey Cordell

Saving for the Future

Seed Saviors

When civilization coughs up its final death rattle, one of the last bastions of mankind’s survival will lie near Corvallis behind a modest sign touting a simple mantra: "Preserving plant genetic resources for all time."

05/26/2009 By Rebecca Clarren

Mudroom

Hot-Rod Hybrid

Forget puny econo-size electric cars. Portland’s latest hybrid is sex on wheels.

05/26/2009 With Brian Barker

The Interwebz

Traffic Control

When it comes to hawking your website, keyword academies help the hits keep on coming.

05/19/2009 By Keri Brenner

Pick a Card

Divine Venture

In the digital age, software replaces soothsayer and turns the art of divination into a profitable product.

05/19/2009 By Angela Sanders

Living Here

Raising the Car

Portland adopts two-story parking—40 years after everyone else.

05/19/2009 By Rachel Ritchie

Tech Scene

Flying Lessons

Olympic training software gets students pumped—for science.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

5 MINUTES WITH...

Brian Greene

If you hear about a speech titled “Cosmology at the Frontier” and your mind wanders to space-age lip liner, don’t be ashamed. But Brian Greene is no Mary Kay.

05/19/2009 By Randy Gragg

Service Animals

Rex Rx

Meet the new breed of service hounds: autism dogs.

05/19/2009 By Ashley Griffin

Sports Tech

Hit Man

The only man who can tell you how far Barry Bonds’s last homer really went lives here.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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