On its own funding, AMGC has been able to acquire a new state of the art electromechanical particle-size reduction system designed to transform cellular matrix structures such as roasted coffee beans, collected all around the globe, during field expeditions, into a highly specific bi-modal or multi-modal granular bed. This high-precision mechanical reduction maximizes the available interfacial surface area to facilitate the mass transfer of soluble organic and inorganic compounds during solid-liquid extraction. The primary objective of this mechanical reduction is to prepare the matrix for forced-convection solid-liquid extraction. The objective of this new instrument, which is only available in a few research institutes worldwide is to engineer a precise hydraulic resistance when a hot highly-purified aqueous solvent (H2O) is forced through the packed granular bed, the geometric uniformity of the particles prevents preferential flow paths, known as channeling down into a cup (not a Farady one). High-temperature solid-liquid extraction of coffee converts a packed bed of fractured cellular organic structures into an aqueous solution of volatile and non-volatile compounds. The beans 13C/12C ratio makes their origin fully traceable, and monitored together with the 18O/16O value of the solvent. This process relies on distinct thermodynamic, hydrodynamic, and chemical principles, only mastered in a few labs in the world. Advanced mathematical modeling of extraction kinetics through these granular beds ensure full reproducibility of the exact amount and composition of the extracted liquid, and its high-throughput distribution into several mode, espresso, lungo, americano etc. Let’s see if the VUB outreach office manages a press release about this new acquisition that is likely to significantly improve AMGC team members productivity and publication output.