The “Spin Cycle” is an amazing electric bicycle built using a motor salvaged from a washing machine; when the puns are this perfect you have to roll with them. [jimminecraftguy’s] creation is one of ...

Dirt bikes get dirty, hard as that may be to imagine. Cleaning them takes precious time you'd rather spend riding or shotgunning cans of Red Bull. Unless you have a washing machine big enough for a ...

Have you ever wanted to save electricity, wash your Calvins and get in a spin class at the same time? Well, thanks to a bunch of kids at China's Dalian Nationalities University, you may be able to in ...

There’s great potential in salvaging a motor from a broken appliance, but so often the part in question is very specific to its application, presenting a puzzle of wires to the experimenter. This was ...

Turns out riding a bike can have more benefits than simply exercise or green-transportation… these days your pedal power can provide juice for your cell phone, the TV at your gym, and now even your ...

Chinese electronics giant Haier was showcasing its green credentials at IFA 2010 with this human-powered washing machine. An exercise bike with a lithium-ion battery that collects energy as you pedal ...

At the age of just fourteen, Remya Jose created her first invention: a pedal-powered washing machine made from recycled bike parts that can make laundry easier for families without electricity. Jose ...