A common project among electronics tinkerers is the joule thief, a self-oscillating circuit that can “steal” the remaining energy in a battery after the voltage has dropped so low that most devices ...

A lot of things tend to get stretched during the holiday season, like shopping budgets and waistbands and patience. This year, [Chris] is stretching the limits of both the mini breadboard and the ...

This joule thief led or high efficiency LED with 1.5 volt driver is a tried and tested circuit built around some discrete electronics components. A common 5 mm high-efficiency white LED (D1) is the ...

Maybe the best thing about this DIY project is its name: the Joule Thief. It’s a tiny LED flashlight that runs off dead batteries, eking out the last drops of voltage from a dead AA and throwing them ...

Gagyo Tech based in Los Angeles has created a new portable battery powered vehicle jump starter, called the KOMA, powerful enough to start any car or truck and apparently even small ships under 25 ...

Megan Treacy is a writer from Austin, TX. A former editor at EcoGeek, she worked as a technology columnist for Treehugger from 2012 to 2018. The power cell is your flashlight's main source of energy.