Whenever you see a video of an astronaut drinking water, they do it like they’re playing a game of orbital Hungry Hungry Hippos, picking off drops floating in mid air. Off-camera, they have better ...

Could a modernist food technique create a new, less wasteful way to package water? Appliance Science looks at the curious chemistry of spherification. Richard Baguley Richard Baguley has been writing ...

Explore the spherification technique, a fascinating way to create gel-encased balls from liquids using sodium alginate. Liz (left) and Kendra (right) explain the nuts and bolts of spherification.

Gastronomical delights await dinner guests at the home of Christophe Chipot. Depending on their host’s inclination, guests might be served cheese and cognac-soaked figs with honey “caviar” or ...

Wasabi caviar, watermelon tartare, a smoking Manhattan – oh, my. Liquid nitrogen, reverse spherification, immersion circulators – oh, dear. Julia Child would not approve. But a professional chef has ...

If you love science and tasty cocktails, we've got the recipe for you: A spherical mojito, mint leaf and all, that bursts in your mouth. To create it, Tech Insider took a page from Spanish chef Ferran ...

Disappearing transparent ravioli, sous vide, frozen reverse spherification, flasks of liquid nitrogen, LED-blinking water baths, syringes, tabletop distilleries, aroma dispensing dry ice vapour, ...