Most Vietnamese coffee farmers have never heard of a double tall skinny latte, but they could tell you the price of the beans that go into one in their sleep.

Technology - Other

Apr 17, 2013 not rated yet 0

The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari), is considered one of the most serious pests in coffee plantations worldwide. Infestations of this small beetle are difficult to combat; most of the in ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 14, 2012 not rated yet 0

It's easy to get in a jam. But it's much harder to explain exactly how or when it started.

Physics - General Physics

Dec 14, 2011 5 / 5 (4) 4 |

If caffeine gets your blood pumping more than it should, here's a piece of good news: when roasted appropriately, pistachios can become a tasty and healthier substitute for coffee, with all the aromas and ...

Chemistry - Other

Jun 23, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? Not much-but perhaps we love them more than we ought to. Fat and calories aside, both foods contain high levels of a compound called acrylamide, ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jun 10, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Buddies and mechanical engineers, Dave Petrillo and Dave Jackson, have, thanks to Kickstart.com, begun a business selling the Coffee Joulie (clearly a play on the word for joule, a unit of ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

May 03, 2011 4.3 / 5 (10) 22 |

Food scientists at the University of British Columbia have been able to pinpoint more of the complex chemistry behind coffee's much touted antioxidant benefits, tracing valuable compounds to the roasting process.

Medicine & Health - Health

Feb 02, 2011 4.7 / 5 (3) 4

More plant matter could be burned in coal-fired power stations if this 'green' fuel was delivered pre-roasted like coffee beans, according to researchers from the University of Leeds, UK.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jan 04, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 1

The Asian palm civet, a small nocturnal carnivore famous for excreting coffee beans prized by gourmets, in fact comprises three species, French scientists said on Wednesday.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 29, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

As a disease known as amphibian chytrid fungus continues to wipe out amphibian species worldwide, frogs in Panama are finding a safe haven in a seemingly unlikely spot—between the metal walls of shipping containers once ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2010 not rated yet 0

Scientists in Brazil are reporting for the first time that coffee beans contain proteins that can kill insects and might be developed into new insecticides for protecting food crops against destructive pests. ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 31, 2010 4 / 5 (1) 2

With stomach irritation preventing almost 2 out of every 10 people from enjoying coffee, scientists today reported discovery of several substances that may be among the culprits responsible for brewing up ...

Chemistry - Other

Mar 22, 2010 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biorefineries may soon rely on a process akin to roasting coffee beans to get more energy-dense biomass.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Feb 23, 2010 3.8 / 5 (5) 3 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of chemists led by Ken Suslick from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, have developed a coffee analyzer than can distinguish between ten well-known commercial brands of ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Feb 19, 2010 3.8 / 5 (8) 2 |