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Australian scientists have developed a method of brewing coffee by blasting ground beans with sound waves – and it produces a powerful cup
Dr Francisco Trujillo, a senior lecturer in the school of chemical engineering, and the PhD student Nikunj Naliyadhara explain the coffee they’re about to make is sonicated, or hit with ultrasonic waves. ‘It wasn’t made by a barista but by two chemical engineers in a lab’: L-R coffee consultant Craig Hiron, senior lecturer Francisco Trujillo and PhD student Nikunj Naliyadhara. ‘Thick, cold and the deep brown colour of 90% dark chocolate.’ Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The GuardianI turn to Benjamin Johnson, the co-owner of Solstice cafe in Summer Hill, who I’ve brought along for the tasting.
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