espresso
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How to Easily Improve Your Espresso With a Spritz of Water and Volcanic Physics
Grinding coffee beans with a spritz of water can reduce static electricity, creating less mess and improving the taste of espresso, according to Oregon-based researchers who borrowed from the physics of volcanoes to design the experiment. The team of chemists and volcanologists found that the inside of a coffee grinder creates similar conditions to those inside…
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Astronomers Spot Third Possible Planet Orbiting Nearest Star
Proxima Centauri, a tiny star located a mere 4.25 light-years from Earth, may host a third planet, according to new research.
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One Small Espresso Machine For The ISS, One Giant Leap For Humankind
In the early hours of what would be this morning for many of us, astronauts on the ISS reached out into space with a robotic arm and plucked the Dragon re-supply capsule from orbit. It contains plenty of important SCIENCE, but also the most important supply of all: coffee.
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This Minature Hand-Powered Espresso Machine Takes Caffeine Everywhere
As addictive mind-altering substances go, coffee is actually pretty hard to hit up on the move. If you’re out of range of a Starbucks, getting a hot, caffeine-rich epsresso generally requires a 20-pound machine and mains electricity, which is exactly the first-world problem this dinky espresso machine exists to tackle.