Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Disposable vapes come with rechargeable batteries that are often inaccessible and wired to be non-rechargeable. For earth month, a trio of NYU professors and DIY-ers hacked into disposable vapes to turn them into playable synthesizers. Disposable vapes create a lot of e-waste and repurposing them into synthesizers or anything else extends the life of the components beyond the landfill.

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