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Doesn't this imply ice cream that could conceivably be presented in a not-cold state? Call me old fashioned, but isn't the point of ice cream that it's cold? Wouldn't be preferable to develop ice cream that doesn't get warm?

apothegm•6mo ago

I agree that warm ice cream defeats the point of ice cream.

So if you have a good solution to the second law of thermodynamics, have at it.

greenbit•6mo ago

Yes, that second law is kind of a sticking point, isn't it. You'd think they could make an exception for ice cream. And maybe beer.

rkomorn•6mo ago

Some of you have apparently have never had a good crème anglaise.

Ice cream is definitely the worst of the two forms.

... I fully expect this to be flagged immediately.

dabinat•6mo ago

The article is about ice cream that enters a gel-like consistency when it heats up, allowing it to keep its shape and not run. So it gives you more time to eat it or more time to get the tub from the grocery store to your freezer. I don’t think it’s intended to be appetizing at warm temperatures.

turtleyacht•6mo ago

From a chemistry textbook by Zumdahl, deep sea fish have a biological mechanism that wraps around water molecules, preventing ice formation. These polar fish would otherwise be unable to survive from typical (non-biological) solutes that would otherwise raise water's freezing point.

The book goes on to mention ice cream as one industry that would desire their product to stay cold during transport, but not to develop ice crystals, and to remain easy to scoop.

evanjrowley•6mo ago

They have something kind of like this in Iran. I learned about it in this video by Best Ever Food Review Show you can see it in the thumbnail of the video: https://youtu.be/pSOwMuU4WfE?si=mfs0mf3nn1ga76Zp

k310•6mo ago

Edible aerogels? Come on, geniuses, make it happen.