The bicycle is a great invention. It is an extremely efficient method of transportation, even more so than walking. So why not harness that efficiency for other things? [Tony] had that same thought so ...

A lot of Kickstarter projects never get fully funded. Others that do never see the light of day. With the continued strain on gas prices, masses of commuters opting to pedal to work rather than sit in ...

Sure, pedaling your bike can get you from one place to another, but a user at DIY web site Instructables details how you can really put all that effort to good use by charging up your USB devices.

As we become more and more reliant on electricity, power outages hit us harder and harder. The solution is simple: build a bicycle generator. A magnet DC motor is spun 50 times for each revolution of ...

[Hackett’s] back at it, this time with some practical advice for the next power outage to hit your city: why not prepare for the worst by building your own bike generator? You’ll no doubt recall that ...

Pedalling the bicycle generator supplies power to a bank of lights: incandescent, fluorescent, and LED. The pedal work required to turn on the lights depends on the energy efficiencies and ...

Students will pedal strenuously over the course of almost five hours today, gearing up to power the second annual Ecochella. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin) The Ecochella directors and committee said they ...

As if you needed another reason to ride a bike instead of drive, now your pedaling can power your cell phone! The technology, which as been developed by Motorola and others and implemented at such ...