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July 3, 2026

Michael's Friday of Awesome - Ultrasonic espresso

"Discovering a new espresso-making method that's just as tasty, but 75% more energy efficient!"

Shaking up the coffee world! Entirely new way of making espresso unveiled

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have harnessed the power of ultrasonic sound waves to make espresso-strength coffee with room temperature water, cutting energy use by up to 75%.


It goes without saying that anything coffee related automatically makes it to my short-list, but that we’ve able to produce an espresso with the “same richness and concentration of a normal espresso“ with a 75% reduction in energy is #awesome!


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