by andrew | Sep 29, 2011 | health, science
This coffee video, and specifically caffeine in coffee, has been been floating around the web for a few months now, but I had not seen it until this morning when a friend forwarded the link. The video has several hundred thousand views on YouTube… and with good...
by andrew | Oct 25, 2010 | events, industry, science, sustainability
My wig is powdered, shoe buckles shined and best waistcoat and velveteen breeches packed for the first Congress of the World Coffee Research, which is being held this week at the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, a part of Texas A&M...
by andrew | Sep 6, 2010 | hawaii, origin, science
Hawaii’s resident coffee scientist Shawn Steiman investigates the conflicting historical accounts of when coffee first arrived in Hawaii. If you look into the history of coffee’s arrival to Hawaii, you’ll discover that most sources report that it was...
by andrew | Feb 10, 2008 | news, oddities, science
It’s just what we never asked for: a combination computer and coffee cup. The makers of this coffee cup computer foresee that morning coffee drinkers will use the device to check weather, traffic, email and stocks, or simply enjoy a soothing screen saver while...
by andrew | Feb 8, 2008 | industry, oddities, science
The March 1, Analytical Chemistry Journal will include details of a coffee machine designed to taste espresso for quality, reports this a blog calling itself “World Science.” Can a machine taste coffee? The question has plagued scientists studying the...