Discover how to make a homemade battery capable of charging your smartphone using simple materials like copper foil, aluminum ...

If you’re looking for a neat DIY project this weekend, then this DIY 9V Battery USB charger could be a fun gadget to create. With only a few components, including a 9V battery, a female USB port from ...

I'm nearing the home stretch in the conversion of my 1967 VW Beetle to run on electricity and the car is really coming together. I've got all the parts, besides the all-important charger and some odds ...

My portable charger is probably the most useful piece of technology I carry with me, other than my phone. I am terrible about remembering to charge my phone until I’m stuck on a delayed subway at 7PM ...

Now that I've got the electric motor mounted in my 1967 VW Beetle, the conversion is picking up steam. I've got a used controller, and I'm ready to start mounting components. That leaves one key bit ...

A few weeks ago we shared Instructable’s handy DIY guide to building your own solar-powered USB charger. Now, the website has provided a guide to creating a solar-powered charger for rechargeable NiMH ...

Instructables has a step-by-step for building your very own Altoids tin USB charger (dubbed the MintyBoost). This is probably one of the most detailed projects I've seen on Instructables (and is a ...