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90% of North Americans consume caffeine on a daily basis. When ingested by itself, caffeine is extremely bitter — not the type a flavor many of us want lingering on our taste buds. More »
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Chances are, you are reading this with both hands gripping a mug of coffee. Whether that coffee has caffeine in it or not depends on whether it's the morning or the afternoon. But how does the caffeine get stripped away from a caffeinated bean? Find out. More »
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Caffeine is the most commonly used mood-altering drug in the world, and coffee is one of the most popular means of ingesting it. Over 50% of Americans drink coffee on a daily basis, and that figure is thought to be increasing every year. More »
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Coffee! Is there anything it can't do? We've already seen it linked to dropped rates of breast and prostate cancer, and now it seems to guard against skin cancer too. More »
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Physicists have worked out what causes 'the coffee ring effect,' at least on a droplet-by-droplet scale, and how to circumvent it. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5831492&view=rss&microfeed=true A new bacterium has been discovered, one that shares a fundamental feature with many of our readers: it runs on caffeine. Pseudomonas putida, or CBB5 as it's known, breaks down caffeine into CO2 and ammonia, using the methyl groups in the stuff as a fuel source. More »
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We recently discovered that coffee may be linked to lower breast cancer rates. Now it looks like guys have something to celebrate too — new research has linked coffee do a dropped risk of prostate cancer. Once again the complicated mixture of ingredients has shown to be beneficial, and this time even decaf drinkers get it. More »
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It seems like many of our vices are turning out to have healthy side effects. We already know that chocolate is helpful for circulation, reduces the risk of heart disease, is a cough suppressant, and can keep your brain working as you age (and may be a treatment for HPV). Red wine is one of the most potent antioxidants available, beating out many commercial drugs, and may even prevent blindness. More »
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This is Rollin' Justin, a robot built by the German Aerospace Agency to accomplish tasks that require dexterity and spatial know-how. So far his robot does two things well: catch balls and brew hot java. More »
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In 1993, David Lynch directed a series of Japanese coffee spots that piggybacked on the success of 1992's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me in Asia. The commercials featured Kyle MacLachlan and company solving mysteries and pounding canned bean juice. More »
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Does coffee really cause tinnitus, or ringing in the ears? Now UK scientists have tackled this common belief. And they've discovered that going cold turkey on your three-a-day mochaccino habit may make the ringing worse. More »
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When science fiction books depict people living in the distant future, where's the coffee? Tor.Com's Jo Walton wants to know. She lists some of the hilarious words authors use instead of coffee, including Anne McCaffrey's "klah" and Steven Brust's "klava." More »
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Today, the results are in for a survey conducted by the scientific journal Nature on "enhancement" drug use among its readers. Turns out 1 in 5 of the 1400 respondents have taken drugs to enhance their performance (i.e., recreationally) rather than to cure a problem. The most popular of these drugs was speedy Ritalin: 62 percent of respondents had used it. It was followed closely by concentration-focusing Provigil (44 percent) and anxiety-reducing beta blockers (15 percent). These scientist drug users were of all ages — in this chart, you can see that drug use for "enhancement" is just as popular among the kids as it is among the seniors. More »
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This machine can taste the quality in your cup of espresso, and can identify coffee types nearly as accurately as a panel of trained human espresso tasters. How does it work? More »
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