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Published online 2 October 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news03029-5
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Lasers reveal why the cookie crumbles
Geologists' trick shows cooling laces biscuits with cracks.
Biscuits break because of how they cool, British scientists have discovered1. Their insights could help manufacturers stamp out fragile cookies that crumble in transit - or in your tea.
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