Photo: Andy Cochrane Before each race in her 18-year career, Des Linden sticks to a simple ritual: she makes herself a cup of coffee an hour before the start. Linden, a two-time U.S. Olympian and 2018 Boston Marathon winner, has loved coffee since her teens and started her own small-batch company in 2020. Traveling for...
Credity: Pixabay Spending years seated in an office chair or on a couch can lead to serious long-term health risks, but enjoying a regular cup of coffee may help counteract these negative effects. Daily coffee drinkers in a study of over 10,000 U.S. participants may be shielded from the negative impacts of sitting for six or...
According to reports, employing acoustic cavitation results in a delicious glass of cold brew. Credit: UNSW. As temperatures rise, lots of coffee lovers are switching to iced coffee. However, folks with sensitive stomachs prefer cold brew because of its lower acidity, which makes it a go-to caffeine choice all year round. Cold brew is smoother,...
Heading for food/beverage and parcel delivery applications in indoor environments like offices and hotels, the DLA-e can carry up to 16 cups of coffee for distribution to customers identified via AI facial recognition, or up to 10 kg of packagesHyundai Motor Group/Kia Hyundai and Kia are targeting office mailroom tasks with the launch of the...
Credit: Pixabay Our fondness for coffee results in millions of tons of discarded coffee grounds annually. Scientists have been exploring methods to utilize them, and we now have another addition to the list: research demonstrates that old coffee grounds can absorb bentazone, an agricultural herbicide. If the technology can be advanced, it would address two environmental...
Credit: Pixabay Stop adding salt: According to a new study, adding a bit of water to coffee beans before milling them may be the key to a better-tasting cup of caffeinated pleasure. The idea is to reduce the static electricity produced by grinding all the coffee beans, which would otherwise cause them to stick together and...
Credit: Pixaobay Scientists have discovered that by substituting a portion of sand with discarded coffee grounds – a substantial organic waste generated in significant quantities, typically destined for landfills – concrete can be fortified by 30%. This technique not only reinforces the concrete but also lessens the demand for natural resources such as sand, aligning...
Coffee. Credit: Portfolio coffee. Espresso coffee is a popular beverage brewed by grinding roasted coffee beans into grains and then forcing hot water at high pressure through a bed of coffee grains to dissolve the soluble content of the coffee and produce espresso. However, recent research has found that more finely ground coffee beans make...
The new patch creates harvestable static electricity when exposed to an air currentRMIT Styrofoam’s Potential for Generating Static Electricity If you’ve ever had packing peanuts stick to your clothes while unboxing a delivery, you already know that Styrofoam generates a lot of static electricity. A new invention is now using this property to create a sustainable...
Credit: Depositphotos Life often resembles a novel, brimming with romance, mystery, and a hint of fantasy. It’s no surprise, then, that our brains categorize narratives into distinct segments, much like chapters in a book. A recent study by Columbia University researchers expands our understanding of this 'chapterization' process. It confirms that transitions between different places or...
