Microwavable packets and brimming machines at the cinema make popping corn seem like a simple undertaking, but there are number of factors that turn rock hard kernels into crunchy puffs of buttery ...

POPCORN SCIENCE....As a regular moviegoer and an equally regular consumer of movie popcorn, I'm intrigued by Felix Salmon's summary of recent research done by local UC Irvine professor Richard ...

With a combination of a high-speed camera, microwave popcorn and an oven, researchers have detailed the mechanisms behind the tiny explosions that turn hard, compact popcorn kernels into a favorite ...

A 2015 study has revealed the secret reasons why popcorn flips when it pops. Believe it or not, the science behind popcorn's popping may be akin to an Olympic event: Researchers have found that ...

POPCORN SCIENCE….As a regular moviegoer and an equally regular consumer of movie popcorn, I’m intrigued by Felix Salmon’s summary of recent research done by local UC Irvine professor Richard McKenzie: ...

We’ve all scarfed it down at the movies and made necklaces with it as children. But while we were getting liquid butter all over our hands and faces, roboticists at Cornell University’s Collective ...