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  • This Creamy Pasta Trick Just Earned Scientists an Ig Nobel Prize

    10/10/2025 7:25:28 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | October 09, 2025 | Institute of Science and Technology Austria
    Physicists discovered the secret to flawlessly creamy cacio e pepe, and it earned them the Ig Nobel Prize. Shutterstock A team of physicists won the Ig Nobel Prize for cracking the code to perfect cacio e pepe. Their clever study revealed how starch and temperature control can transform a lumpy sauce into creamy perfection, proving that great science sometimes starts with dinner. The Struggle for the Perfect Cacio e Pepe Cacio e pepe ranks among Italy’s most beloved pasta dishes, yet even (Italian) scientists struggle to achieve the smooth, creamy sauce it’s famous for. Fabrizio Olmeda, a physicist at...
  • Uncanny "Adaptive Durability" Makes This Strange New Material Stronger Every Time You Hit It

    03/21/2024 6:46:18 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 29 replies
    The Debrief ^ | MARCH 21, 2024 | CHRISTOPHER PLAIN
    A team of engineers has invented a remarkable new material that gets stronger after an impact. The material’s creators also say it is electrically conductive, making it an ideal candidate for wearables or other electronics that are subject to repeated stresses and impacts. Rather surprisingly, the inventors of their new material say the unique properties of corn starch, a common food additive, inspired their efforts. “When I stir cornstarch and water slowly, the spoon moves easily,” explains Yue (Jessica) Wang, a materials scientist and the project’s principal investigator. “But if I lift the spoon out and then stab the mixture,...
  • 6 hotels near NJ Super Bowl stadium have received envelopes containing suspicious white powder

    01/31/2014 11:03:09 AM PST · by kcvl · 27 replies
    NBC 6 South Florida ‏@nbc6 · 14m #BREAKING: 6 hotels near NJ Super Bowl stadium have received envelopes containing suspicious white powder: http://bit.ly/1klY7aa
  • Wife's tip led FBI to man [left-wing nut] held in Congress threats

    03/14/2012 11:25:59 AM PDT · by matt1234 · 7 replies
    mynorthwest.com ^ | Mar. 14, 2012 | unknown
    A Vancouver, Wash., man accused of sending letters containing white powder to members of Congress fell under FBI scrutiny after his wife told an officer that he laced the envelopes with a mixture of celery salt and corn starch. The FBI focused on Christopher Lee Carlson, 39, after a Vancouver police officer told them about a March 4 interview she had with Carlson's wife about Carlson's recent emotional turmoil, The Oregonian reported. --SNIP-- The sender wanted an "end to corporate money and `lobbying,'" an end to corporate "personhood" and a new constitutional convention. The Associated Press obtained a copy of...