Please be aware that our automated link checking software has listed this item as potentially having a problem.
published by
the Science@NASA
This article from NASA delves into the strange behavior of bagged blocks of coffee. A vacuum-sealed package of coffee will change from a hard brick to a soft pile of ground beans when exposed to air. The article explains why NASA scientists want to study granular materials and some of the problems faced by researchers.
ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!
![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9433">Science@NASA. Confounded by Coffee. Greenbelt: Science@NASA, December 4, 2002.</a>
![]() (Science@NASA, Greenbelt, 2002), WWW Document, (https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/04dec_mgm2/).
![]() Confounded by Coffee (Science@NASA, Greenbelt, 2002), <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/04dec_mgm2/>.
![]() Confounded by Coffee. (2002, December 4). Retrieved July 5, 2025, from Science@NASA: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/04dec_mgm2/
![]() Science@NASA. Confounded by Coffee. Greenbelt: Science@NASA, December 4, 2002. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/04dec_mgm2/ (accessed 5 July 2025).
![]() Confounded by Coffee. Greenbelt: Science@NASA, 2002. 4 Dec. 2002. 5 July 2025 <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/04dec_mgm2/>.
![]() @misc{
Title = {Confounded by Coffee},
Publisher = {Science@NASA},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {5 July 2025},
Month = {December 4, 2002},
Year = {2002}
}
![]() %T Confounded by Coffee %D December 4, 2002 %I Science@NASA %C Greenbelt %U https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/04dec_mgm2/ %O text/html ![]() %0 Electronic Source %D December 4, 2002 %T Confounded by Coffee %I Science@NASA %V 2025 %N 5 July 2025 %8 December 4, 2002 %9 text/html %U https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/04dec_mgm2/ Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
Citation Source Information
The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual. The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References. The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation. The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ. |