Category: Ice Cream Science

College Students Learn the Physics of Making Ice Cream

November 15, 2015

A class at Boston University teaches students the science behind the making of some of their favorite foods, including ice cream. Professor Rama Bansil teaches the Physics of Food/Cooking course. The

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Scientists Create Slower-Melting Ice Cream

October 7, 2015

An ice cream cone is a welcome treat on a hot summer day, but it can make your hands sticky when it melts. Scientists have found a solution to that messy

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Social Media & Our Favorite Ice Cream

August 5, 2015

We learn so much from social media these days. Information comes fast and furious. It can shape our opinions. So what does this have to do with ice cream? A recent

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Handle Your Ice Cream with Care

July 16, 2015

It’s National Ice Cream Month. That’s something worth celebrating. It’s also July, so it’s hot out. Maybe this is a good time to talk about handling and storing our ice cream.

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Improve Your Ice Cream Flavor

June 18, 2015

Ice cream is very good. Anyone want to argue that point? Didn’t think so. People love ice cream and lots of people love making homemade ice cream, especially during the summer

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What is Listeria?

April 23, 2015

The news that a large U.S. ice cream maker issued a complete recall of all products because of a positive test for a potentially deadly bacteria has many people asking question:

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Do People Really Make Snow from Ice Cream?

March 2, 2015

Sick of the snow yet? Is that a silly question? Ready for spring yet? We know. Another silly question. There sure is a lot of snow around these parts. There are

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High on Ice Cream?

February 24, 2015

Folks who like to make ice cream sometimes include flavors or ingredients that you will not find at your local ice cream shop. Sometimes it does not go well. Take one

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Pity the Penguin Who Cannot Taste Ice Cream

February 18, 2015

Do you have penguin envy? Have you ever dreamed about the easy living of most penguins? No? Didn’t think so. Here’s a reason to have sympathy, rather than envy, for the

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Does Ice Cream Really Cool Us Down?

January 13, 2015

It’s winter and it’s really cold outside. Let’s think some warm thoughts. Or cool thoughts. Let’s explain. We often enjoy our ice cream in the summer months and talk about how

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