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Cold-water espresso cuts energy use 75% and tastes identical

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 17, 2026
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The UNSW team that used ultrasound to speed up cold brew to three minutes has pushed the technique further — producing espresso-strength shots with room-temperature water. A transducer pressed against a coffee filter basket generates sound waves that create acoustic cavitation, collapsing microscopic bubbles…

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