When traveling, it's wise to use your own charging block and plug into a standard electrical outlet, buy a USB data blocker ...

this cheap DIY generator will do the trick. The materials for this project only cost about $20, and the main components are an old lawn edger and a permanent magnet DC motor. It outputs 10 Amps ...

I used the motor (now, operationally, a generator) to charge a 12-volt lead–acid battery. And, finally, I added an inverter to convert the battery's DC current ... a lot of the build details ...

Building a generator can be a fun and fairly simple project. Getting a large DC motor however can sometimes be difficult. Here is a writeup on how to make a generator from an old washing machine ...

From protein-packed lunches to calcium-rich snacks and more, Dr. Ian Smith stops by TODAY to break down the key foods to ...