The Next Big Thing In Home Insulation? Mushrooms
A startup in the UK has found a way to use mushrooms to create a new, greener kind of home insulation. But don't worry, it isn't just growing mushrooms inside the walls of your house.
Melitta Bentz Gave Coffee Lovers A Filter To Keep The Grounds Out Of Their Drinks
It's International Coffee Day, so here's the story of a woman in Dresden, Germany, who made it a lot easier to brew coffee: Melitta Bentz, the inventor of the coffee filter.
The Olympic Team That Paid Its Way By Selling Coffee
On National Coffee Day, we bring you the story of Brazilian athletes who, without travel funds from the government, had to earn their way to the Olympics in Los Angeles by selling coffee beans.
Robots Can Walk Better, Thanks To Coffee
Scientists at the University of California - San Diego are trying to help robots walk better on uneven terrain - and, amazingly, coffee is part of the solution.
Here comes tomorrow
Here's the greatest description of cold brew anybody could ever think up.
Meet The New, Foldable Coffee Cup
Some research suggests those plastic tops for disposable coffee cups make up five percent of the millions of tons of plastic waste that end up in the ocean each year. The Unocup aims to do something about that.
It’s All Pumpkin Spice From Here On Out
Summer is through, which means the start of our annual time to consume and/or complain about products flavored with pumpkin spice. It was in the mid-90s that this blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves started its rise to power, and there's no stopping it now, really.
Drinking Coffee Out Of Coffee Cups Made From Coffee
Coffee grounds can be recycled in all kinds of ways, including lots of products. And the most meta product of all is from KaffeeForm, which uses coffee grounds to make coffee cups.
Coffee With A Thief
You've heard of Coffee With A Cop, now try...
Drinking coffee and shivering
Deep thoughts from a barista this morning.