Italian physicists have used their knowledge of phase behaviour to figure out how to make the perfect bowl of cacio e pepe every time.
Rowan Hooper tells Penny Sarchet how Ivan Di Terlizzi and Giacomo Bartolucci began their research in Germany, while longing for a home-cooked meal.
They went into incredible detail with their work - pasta is more complex than we realised! And bizarrely they suggest the finding may have implications for our understanding of the origins of life 🤯
Hear the full story on New Scientist Weekly, a news podcast for the insatiably curious, hosted by Rowan Hooper and Penny Sarchet.
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