Researchers at the Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) institute in Japan discovered that caffeic acid, a compound in coffee, can increase the efficiency of current in an organic superconductor by up to 100 times, marking a significant advancement in semiconductors.

The caffeic acid causes the molecules of the organic semiconductor to line up, reducing the resistance to current flow.

The AIST team sees the discovery as having huge implications in the organic superconductor market, which has seen a marked increase in demand thanks to their lower environmental impact. They hope that adding the plant-derived caffeic acid can become an industry standard.

If that's true, you know superconductor companies will be lining up to secure coffee crops at way higher bids than what grocery stores are offering.

Which begs the question: How will this need for industrial caffeic acid affect the cost and availability of my morning cup of Joe?

Are we all going to have to give up drinking coffee so the machines can get a .05eV increase in current flow?

If it's a war over coffee the machines want, I'm here for it!