Sep 30

The Dahon bike mount is designed for some of the more adventurous iPhone users. The mount is made very durable and waterproof. It has a swivel attached that allows you to rotate the iPhone to fit the orientation of the app. Of course we can’t help but wonder what you would be looking at on the iPhone while riding a bike. After all, texting while driving is dangerous enough but texting while riding will undoubtedly result in a high chance of crashing into a gorge or similar environmental obstacle

Sep 25

by savwafair2012 (Posted Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:45 pm) SORRY ABOUT THE LONG READ 2009-09-25 The first time Jay Keasling remembers hearing the word “artemisinin,” about a decade ago, he had no idea what it meant. “Not a clue,” Keasling, a professor of biochemical engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, recalled. Although artemisinin has become the world’s most important malaria medicine, Keasling wasn’t an expert on infectious diseases. But he happened to be in the process of cr

Sep 18

Next Sunday, September 27, author, cyclist, and former Talking Heads front man David Bryne will be coming to Austin to lead a round table discussion on the future of cities and transportation. This event is being hosted by the Austin Public Library Friends Foundation and is part of Bryne’s tour promoting his new book, Bicycle Diaries , which went on sale earlier this week. (Hopefully, we’ll get a copy to review for you soon.) Our own award winning Annick Beaudet from the City of Austin’

Sep 17

Notes from a forum between the four people running for the Allston/Brighton district city-council seat in Tuesday’s preliminary, held tonight at the Brighton Elks. Two of the four will advance to the final election in November. Also see Harry Mattison’s livetweeting of the forum. Opening Alex Selvig: Integrity. I will never compromise my integrity for political college scholarship or donation. My integrity is not for sale. I’d urge you all to do some research and see who is really payin

Sep 17