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Squid-Skin Inspired Material Can Keep Your Coffee HotOne of the pet peeves of hot coffee drinkers is that having their cup of hot coffee immediately turn cold, especially on a cold winter day.Technology engineers at the University of California, Irvine have invented an adaptive composite material that allows for the insulation of different packaging. One kind of packaging is a beverage cup.  The design is inspired by cephalopod skin and is an infrared-reflecting metalized polymer film that regulates heat by using reconfigurable metal structures. The mechanism is comparable to chromatophore expansion and contraction in a squid's skin. The new material not only helps the coffee drinker maintain the temperature of their coffee, it also keeps keeping skin safe from the heat. The invention is also environmentally friendly because it is sustainable.#Coffee #Science #Technology #Invention #SquidSkin #UniversityOfCalifornia

 

The History and Implications of Our Addiction to CaffeineThe world runs on coffee, and to a lesser extent tea, chocolate, and other caffeine drinks, but it wasn't always that way. Plant scientist Michael Pollan explains what caffeine does to our minds, and how the use of caffeine supercharged the progress of civilization. -via Geeks Are Sexy​#coffee #caffeine #addiction #tea #chocolate #MichaelPollan