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More than 30 years since Cosmo Kramer spruiked his coffee table book of coffee tables on an episode of Seinfeld, a new companion tome has surfaced, and it’s become quite a hit. It’s a coffee table book about coffee. (Sadly, however, it doesn’t also tur… Continue reading Love coffee? Now you can look at it all day in this literal coffee table book
For many coffee aficionados, traveling means having to go without their daily cup of artisanal pour-over java. The iKoffy GoBrew coffee maker is out to change that, as it’s designed to let users be their own barista while on the road.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Sensor-packing, app-aided coffee mug turns traveling users into baristas
In the modern premium coffee-obsessed world, the Aeropress has proven itself a much-loved tool for superior coffee-making. It’s never been the best-looking piece of kit, though. That changes with the Aeropress Premium, a more upscale press made from al… Continue reading Sleek glass Aeropress goes as premium as the coffee it brews
Want to build your own espresso machine, complete with open-source software to drive it? The diyPresso might be right up your alley. It might not be the cheapest road to …read more Continue reading An Espresso Machine for the DIY Crowd
MIT scientists have discovered an intriguing new way to produce hydrogen fuel, using just soda cans, seawater and coffee grounds. The team says the chemical reaction could be put to work powering engines or fuel cells in marine vehicles that suck in se… Continue reading Seawater-slurping hydrogen reactor able to power a sub for 30 days
There was a time when a coffee vending machine was a relatively straightforward affair, with a basic microcontroller doing not much more than the mechanical sequencer it replaced. A modern …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023: Reverse Engineering Commercial Coffee Machines
There’s no shortage of ways to get your coffee fix, even in the most extreme locations. There’s also no shortage of startups and inventors coming up with more, often unusual ways, to serve it. Arriving this month is yet another option aimed specificall… Continue reading Coffee in a tube squeezes like toothpaste for brewing … or eating
Last year, researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, found that replacing up to 15% of the sand ordinarily used in concrete with waste coffee grounds made it 30% stronger. It’s a case of killing two birds with one coffee bean: the produ… Continue reading Super-strong coffee-reinforced concrete gets real-world test
Weren’t we just talking about coffee-based sacrilege the other day? Here’s something to make the single-origin bean snobs chew their espresso cups: an artisan roastery in Helsinki is offering a …read more Continue reading AI-Created Coffee Blend Isn’t Terrible
Downing a freshly brewed cup of coffee in the morning can be vital for facing the day ahead, but what if you had to wait up to a day to get your caffeine hit? That’s on the menu if you like your Joe brewed cold, but researchers have now managed to cold… Continue reading Cold brew coffee in under 3 minutes? Ultrasound makes it possible