Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Used coffee grounds can now be turned into fuel in 90 seconds

Séamus Bellamy
Jun 26, 2026
∙ Paid

Moka pot coffee maker (grafvision/shutterstock.com)

The same coffee that kicks your ass into gear every morning may soon be able to power the espresso machine that made it. The South Korean National Research Council of Science and Technology announced that a Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) research team has figured out how to …

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Boing Boing.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
Séamus Bellamy's avatar
A guest post by
Séamus Bellamy
Subscribe to Séamus
© 2026 Happy Mutants LLC · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture