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Scientists Made Real Spaghetti 1,000 Times Thinner Than a Strand of Hair

The fibers, partly made from flour, are so thin that scientists can’t see them with conventional cameras or microscopes.

Physics & Chemistry Margherita Bassi Nov 29

‘Mission Impastable:’ New Jersey Town Finds 500 Pounds of Pasta Dumped in the Woods

The Mayor of Old Bridge says the person responsible "used poor judgement" when dumping piles of noodles alongside a stream.

Conservation Nikki Main May 5

Graphic: Morphing Matter Lab. Carnegie Mellon University

Odd New Pasta Morphs Into Your Favorite Shapes When Cooked

Pasta boxes are bound by the constraints of their contents; the rigid stalks of spaghetti require different packaging than the wide coils of a good fusilli. Now, a team of researchers has developed flat pastas that turn into familiar shapes when cooked, with the goal of reducing packaging waste. By incising grooves on a flat…

Earther Isaac Schultz May 5

Image: Marcos Martin and Javier Rodriguez

Please Do Not Eat the 25-Year-Old Can of Expired Spider-Man Pasta, It Will Not Give You Radioactive Powers

Spider-Can, Spider-Can, full of moldy pasta-shaped-man… I know we’re all going through a lot right now, given the state of Current Events. We’re stuck at home, trying to find things to do [Editor’s Note: io9 has some great suggestions to that end! – Jill P.], trying to find things to eat as grocery shopping becomes…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Apr 19

Scientists Solve Spaghetti Mystery That Irked Richard Feynman

Scientists have spent a lot more time breaking dry spaghetti noodles than you might think. For, if you can control cracked noodles, perhaps you can control the world. Not exactly. But there’s a long history of studying how things break into pieces. Physicist Richard Feynman famously tested how dry spaghetti snapped when he brought its…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum Aug 15

This Super-Sharp Knife Made From Pasta Probably Cuts Better Than It Tastes

Any kitchen innovation that reduces the number of dishes you have to clean is always welcome, and that’s exactly why we love this functional knife made from dried pasta. Not only can it be used to slice up tomatoes for a sauce, it can also be boiled and eaten as the main course. If you’re…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Mar 5

This Futuristic Shape-Changing Pasta Was Inspired by Star Wars

Pasta might not make you think “science.” But then again, you’ve probably haven’t shouted “holy shit” while you watched it curl up before your eyes. A team of MIT and Syracuse University researchers are working on how to reduce food shipping costs and required storage space—a fairly mundane problem, admittedly, but an important one. There…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum May 26

Watch Werner Herzog Narrate the Savage Lava Death of Chef Boyardee

“The sun dimmeth, the land sinketh, gusheth forth steam and gutting fire.” Quoting Norse poetry, celebrated documentarian Werner Herzog uses these words to describe our planet’s ancient forces in his recent film Into the Inferno. These same lines, it turns out, serve as a fitting eulogy for an unfortunate can of Chef Boyardee. By combining…

Sploid Hudson Hongo Nov 27

Now You Don’t Even Have to Boil Water to Make Perfect Pasta

Even those completely unskilled in the kitchen can manage to successfully boil a pot of water and make pasta. But Barilla doesn’t want to stop there, it wants even those who can barely differentiate between a stove and a fridge to be able to make spaghetti, and so has created a new line of pastas…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 26

Making pasta by hand is a relaxing, beautiful process

I know Chef Evan Funke of Bucato is making pasta in this video—I see it and it’s absolutely beautiful—but it almost looks like he’s playing a musical instrument. There’s so much skill in his work and so much grace in his movements that I can’t help but feel like I’m watching an artist at work.…

Sploid Casey Chan Feb 12

The Best Impossible Pasta Shapes Made Real By 3D-Printing

Traditional pasta extruders, as mesmerizing as they are, can only handle so much complex geometry. Barilla recently held a competition for 3D-printed pasta shapes, and the winners include unusual shapes like a blooming rose and cratered moon. As the largest pasta maker in the world, Barilla has recently dropped hints about wanting to make its…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Dec 23

Physicists Invented a Horrible New Pasta Shape, For Science

Physicists at the University of Warwick created a new hard-to-eat pasta shape they call anelloni to demonstrate the complicated formations ring-shaped polymers can form when they intertwine. Since anelloni highlights how polymers tangle together into dense formations by tangling pieces of pasta together into a lumpy noodle version of the RatKing, scientists Davide Michieletto and…

Physics & Chemistry Kate Knibbs Dec 1

Love Ravioli But Suck at Making It? This Clever Rolling Pin Will Help

Why would you choose to swirl boring ass spaghetti around your fork instead of biting into a delicious, cheesy mouthful of ravioli? Unfortunately, the fun pasta shapes are harder to make. But it doesn’t have to be so hard. If engineer Michael Finizio gets his way, you won’t have to settle for beginner’s noodles just…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Aug 5

New pasta with tomato popsicle may be yummiest or yuckiest thing yet

Japanese people claim that ice cream company Gari-Gari Kun makes the best popsicles in the world. They’re about to introduce a new popsicle flavor: Pasta with tomato sauce. The tomato sauce is inside the popsicle in gelatin form. It sounds terrible but something tells me that it must taste good. Yummy or yucky, I really…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Mar 11

No, These Clever Pasta Pot Grips Aren’t Edible

As convincing as Avichai Tadmor’s ‘Italian Job’ cooking accessories look, you’re going to have a heck of a time turning these Farfalloni silicone pot holders into something that’s even remotely edible. But, if you happen to be boiling up some actual pasta, they’re the perfect way to get the pot to the sink for draining…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 12

How To Make Spaghetti a Dangerous Weapon (Besides All Those Carbs)

Not only has he laid claim to the title of world’s greatest slingshot designer, Joerg Sprave is also a master of turning seemingly innocuous everyday items into frighteningly deadly weapons. This week he turns his attention to spaghetti, weaponizing what we all wrongly assumed was one of the safest meals one could enjoy. In its…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 22

Increase Your Knowledge of Noodles with this Encyclopedic Pasta Poster

When it comes to pasta, you better know your rotini from your rotelle, cuz if you just go around calling everything “spaghetti” until you’re like 21, people are going to make fun of you. Believe me; I know. Fortunately this perfect pasta poster can pump up your proficiency. Dreamt up by the doubtlessly hungry minds…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 7

How to Make Rainbow Pasta and Show Pride

This post originally ran 3/18/2013. We’re re-running it in celebration of DOMA’s demise, the overturning of Prop 8, and in solidarity with our LGBT brother and sisters. Plow through a couple of bowls of rainbow pasta today to be ready for whatever the SF Pride Parade throws at you. It’s been a brutal day at…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 30

Is This Multi-Purpose Pasta Tool a Kitchen Saviour or Scourge?

Sometimes a multi-tasking kitchen tool can go too far, taking on so many tasks that it sucks at everything it tries to do. The Chef2 spoon appeared to strike a nice balance between spatula and tong duties. But this multifunction pasta prepper from Sagaform? It might be stretching itself too thin. It works as a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 27

Multi-Hinged Cap Always Pours the Perfect Pasta Portion

Pasta portioners seem like a popular target for designers, and while there’s no shortage of clever ways to measure out the perfect amount, the Spaghetti Tower does so while also providing a sealed container to keep your pasta fresh. Designed by the chaps at OTOTO, the Spaghetti Tower features a tapered multi-hinged lid that can…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 24

pasta

Scientists Made Real Spaghetti 1,000 Times Thinner Than a Strand of Hair

‘Mission Impastable:’ New Jersey Town Finds 500 Pounds of Pasta Dumped in the Woods

Odd New Pasta Morphs Into Your Favorite Shapes When Cooked

Please Do Not Eat the 25-Year-Old Can of Expired Spider-Man Pasta, It Will Not Give You Radioactive Powers

Scientists Solve Spaghetti Mystery That Irked Richard Feynman

This Super-Sharp Knife Made From Pasta Probably Cuts Better Than It Tastes

This Futuristic Shape-Changing Pasta Was Inspired by Star Wars

Watch Werner Herzog Narrate the Savage Lava Death of Chef Boyardee

Now You Don’t Even Have to Boil Water to Make Perfect Pasta

Making pasta by hand is a relaxing, beautiful process

The Best Impossible Pasta Shapes Made Real By 3D-Printing

Physicists Invented a Horrible New Pasta Shape, For Science

Love Ravioli But Suck at Making It? This Clever Rolling Pin Will Help

New pasta with tomato popsicle may be yummiest or yuckiest thing yet

No, These Clever Pasta Pot Grips Aren’t Edible

How To Make Spaghetti a Dangerous Weapon (Besides All Those Carbs)

Increase Your Knowledge of Noodles with this Encyclopedic Pasta Poster

How to Make Rainbow Pasta and Show Pride

Is This Multi-Purpose Pasta Tool a Kitchen Saviour or Scourge?

Multi-Hinged Cap Always Pours the Perfect Pasta Portion

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