Alas, the CDs themselves are not. What can we do with our stacks of once-indisposable disks? Well, old CDs are an extremely versatile crafting medium. They have a manageable shape that can act as ...

Mining old hard drives for rare earth elements could facilitate 'large-scale, domestic recycling,' and ease US reliance on ...

Aptly called the “CDCNC” thanks to its reliance on cast-off CD drive mechanisms for its running gear, [Paul McClay]’s creation is a great case study on what you can do without buying almost ...