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Daily Archives: March 26, 2007

Solar coffee roasting in Colorado

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Matt

We first reported on solar coffee roasting last year (see this story). Well, what started as an experiment in Oregon has moved to sunny Pueblo, Colorado, and has evolved into a business, Solar Roast, that uses solar power to roast up to fifty pounds of coffee a day. Actually, the coffee roasting facility is on … Continue reading »

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Starbucks to double number of stores in five years

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Matt

As if there weren’t already too many Starbucks…they plan to double their number of stores in five years! (full article in Bufaflo News Business Today)

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Instant laser coffee

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Matt

What happens when engineers and scientists are putting in too many hours in the laser lab? They get sleepy, and want coffee FAST. So, what better way to make it than to use a 2kW laser to almost instantaneously heat it up to drinking temp? Watch this video for more (they also make some green … Continue reading »

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