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fromTasting Table
1 day ago

The Step To Take Before Grinding Coffee Beans For Better Espresso Flavor - Tasting Table

Research conducted by Joshua Mendez Harper and Christopher Hendon found that adding a splash of water to espresso beans during grinding leads to a 10 to 15% increase in coffee concentration.
Coffee
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

This Is How Much Laundry Detergent You Should Actually Use - And Yes, It's Shocking

The dirt and germs come off the clothes and go into the water... If you use too much detergent, it can't rinse out, so the surfactant actually resettles back in your clothes.
Everyday cooking
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Steam iron concept uses static electricity to make it easier to iron out clothes - Yanko Design

Traditional ironing can be cumbersome and dangerous, but with the Darimeven, users can achieve wrinkle-free clothes with a simple one-handed operation.
Gadgets
fromTheregister
3 months ago

Static discharge is shockingly funny, until something breaks

"If I touched metal railings or people it was sometimes quite funny," he told Who, Me?
Women in technology
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fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity

Contact history of materials controls charge exchange in the triboelectric effect, revealing inherent unpredictability.
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