Joshua gets a spinning no-prize for bringing this Scientific American article to our attention:

Scientists are using CD players to do a lot more than just play the latest top-40 hit. A paper published online this week by the journal Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry describes a method of using the machines to detect molecules in solution by monitoring their interactions with a modified CD. The researchers hope the innovation will lead to less expensive medical diagnostic tests.

Sometimes I like my tax dollars at work. :)