Home-built

The hangar doors have closed on Oshkosh EAA AirVenture for another year with over 500,000 visitors having passed through the gates. Here's a closer look at the sights on offer at one of the world's biggest aviation gatherings.

Eva Håkansson pushed her home-built electric motorcycle, KillaJoule to just over 216 mph while taking part in the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials.

Ben Katz has converted an old kick scooter into what he describes as an all-terrain electric scooter.

PC case modder and hardware hacker Mike Schropp's latest project, the "Bio Computer" sees a working PC put to use as a garden in which to grow wheatgrass.

The Vertical Power VP-400 is designed to locate your best emergency runway option and get you safely there.

The Human Birdwings Project shows a Dutch inventor flying, but is it real?

Gizmag takes a look at the built-from-scratch Lithium Hawk electric vehicle and talks to its creator, Nap Pepin.

The Z-Kart is a home-built electric go-cart that features impressive performance and engineering.

Vehicle hobbyist Terry Hope has built his own solar-electric scooter.

Gizmag presents a look at some of the gadgets made and used by real-life superheroes.

A movie props maker has created his own fully-functioning Dark Knight Batmobile from scratch.

Justin Campana wanted something from a tablet that the iPad and others couldn't deliver - a true 16:9 aspect high definition viewing experience. Rather than wait for a tablet to be produced matching his specifications, he built his own.