Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)
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1 f" q* L4 \$ W, x9 dPUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 20123 R6 Q2 m; \9 F1 J
: Y W+ Y' Y) |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAny ketchup fan will tell you: Getting that last dollop of the red stuff out of the bottle is a headache - and it normally just ends up in the bin.
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The MIT university team came up with LiquiGlide, a 'super-slippery' coating which makes the insides of the bottle so frictionless that the sludgy goo inside just slides out like water.公仔箱論壇" d# r/ k% L) `" S5 J+ n/ z
7 Z: Y8 u8 d7 NThe results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.
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MIT PhD candidate Dave Smith and his team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists at the Varanasi Research Group spent two months devising a solution.公仔箱論壇3 \+ U; Y% B7 `: W
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Burger fan Smith said: 'We were really interested in - and still are - using this coating for anti-icing, or for preventing clogs that form in oil and gas lines, or for non-wetting applications like, say, on windshields.www2.tvboxnow.com' E. \" O! ]5 k- O( u& ~" U& c) d4 ~
+ o% x2 V* u9 j. `% _* F$ `公仔箱論壇'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 N4 N. G7 e; B! s% i" a
' k, b* w* C9 W9 n% d; K. y$ Y'Plus, most of these other applications have a much longer time to market - we realised we could make this coating for bottles that is pretty much ready. I mean, it is ready, as you can see.7 L5 F0 c; m" |! R3 \! u
# `0 h, }" {3 @公仔箱論壇'We had a limited amount of materials to pick from - I can’t say what they are, but we’ve patented the hell out of it.'www2.tvboxnow.com9 G, c) ]& S; P5 q
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Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.
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Smith, who is is pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering and a minor in entrepreneurship, and already holds nine patents, told the FastCo website: 'It was never really a personal pain point for me, but I do hate struggling to get sauce out of the bottles.
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, L# O7 p( y4 o& J" R'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.
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2 p7 }' C2 x$ J! Z- T'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.'
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For those who cannot see the video: See how the ketchup pours like milk towards the lip of the bottle, before landing neatly on your burger or chips
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...
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! I# z- _& W8 [www2.tvboxnow.comSo why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?www2.tvboxnow.com/ I& f5 \" |/ ^( t# Y8 |
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"$ [7 ^4 J/ O. M2 Q* \; s
8 I! {3 b# [9 w2 m# Awww2.tvboxnow.com'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" D& r4 ^% }) H
5 t0 a7 c& L5 [, z* V g2 _' a公仔箱論壇'And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& j7 Q6 U4 Q/ ^, e: O5 d5 u& m
9 q, [& w5 w7 H8 ^. C0 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe secret ingredient to the liquid coating is a heavily-guarded secret, but the team promise it is non-toxic and will be FDA approved.www2.tvboxnow.com. I' ?4 N7 i" x
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The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.
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The product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together.
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'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!
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'The ketchup bottle is running low! I violently shake and slam on the bottle but only manage to get a small drop out (or even worse, I spray it all over my clothes!)'
2 T( z J& Q# o2 q, p& Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future
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3 ?" W' N7 w$ }8 y8 u! y6 dTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide
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HOW TO GET THE LAST DROP9 c' s* i, S5 F2 x
So while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?
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4 ?' Z8 x6 n( t# b$ a& `There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.
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There's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.公仔箱論壇) S6 f0 _- u& B8 B3 k: O; j% `
( G! M- S7 f0 N" j" Pwww2.tvboxnow.comOr, most common, is the 'tap-tap-tap' approach, where you hit the end of the bottle and wait for the ketchup to fall - but this normally either takes a while - or ends up covering your food with way too much sauce.
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3 p! x/ ?1 J; P6 Uwww2.tvboxnow.comHeinz recommends this tip: 'To release ketchup faster from the glass bottle, apply a firm tap to the sweet spot on the neck of the bottle - the '57'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) r# ~' N, M; {/ p8 M6 S
9 `! S6 C; j& M7 L/ {7 ['Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'
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; ^# Q; c! \. g& y5 S+ r公仔箱論壇When the bottle is completely full, a vacuum keeps the sauce intact - so use a knife to get the first bit out, and it will get easier after that.! K/ u: U# q* y' s6 V
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