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It takes a lab to make a perfect salad dressing
New physics tricks for the most underestimated of kitchen appliances
The chemistry of encased mussels and other edible orbs
Vacuum pumps in the kitchen
Liquid nitrogen can transform oil, berries and even hamburgers
Smooth and crispy
An artist trained in science talks about "cloning" million-year-old glaciers
Chefs are turning to lab equipment to perfect their consommés
Take visual tour through the scientific phenomena at work in the kitchen—and explore the new world of high-tech, science-inspired cuisine
How it makes a great fish 'n' chips
How underwater cooking differs from the broiler method
Mathematicians are still struggling to understand what happens atop your morning cappuccino
Information thieves can now go around encryption, networks and the operating system
If efficiency improvements and incremental advances in today's technologies fail to halt global warming, could revolutionary new carbon-free energy sources save the day? Don't count on it—but don't count it out, either
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