Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)7 R- i6 t# ?' }: w, l
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PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012 4 o7 T$ {, E0 r3 E) z& NTVBNOW 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。 - U4 U1 z* [+ p- a7 k+ h" {Any 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.www2.tvboxnow.com' d3 f: z# I9 D: `% q8 q( b' F
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever. % l& l9 k3 `) ^. M" p4 T& W9 y0 x5 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# M6 _9 C s! G8 Z; B
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.' C/ p& u- D8 p/ h- }
; l4 `% p! x1 R' V1 ~The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.www2.tvboxnow.com4 c% v" Q7 K+ p
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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. 4 C% p3 R. i9 R/ {& vwww2.tvboxnow.com公仔箱論壇4 |8 o" E& W7 |' K* g4 m: T
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.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。+ z0 H. ^7 d3 f# U D; G$ A A$ [
5 y* w. T* k+ ?& D/ X" `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。'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.* } u1 T6 b% q) V' g+ |+ q% z
+ P* A( w: q, l N t& p" jTVBNOW 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。'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.公仔箱論壇4 H0 x6 w' v8 L# X2 {. w4 a
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'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.'/ I! R7 i4 S. ^' K
7 B5 c5 w' e9 Y7 v4 [Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work. * L% H- n/ V5 B1 _公仔箱論壇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。% E0 h: k% R1 S- W) h7 q" i
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.公仔箱論壇3 B# p6 Z& j& n4 X, q; A1 `/ K
0 F7 |. l# T: ?" Z8 \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。'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me. 1 o1 i0 `1 p7 c8 J, a I公仔箱論壇 9 _0 x- E2 w" O; Y9 i/ ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.' 5 q+ o4 r; N/ A4 E) [. l 6 u$ C/ z" m2 W9 \$ F tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 C+ \% z# _/ v* q
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 4 ^6 q; m( d- T4 Z' T0 dwww2.tvboxnow.com ! ]0 N- q$ B6 K) s& L9 S+ \; X3 @8 Lwww2.tvboxnow.com + G& |) g8 K5 x6 Y) P8 E" {The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out... & Y- l7 [' w5 q1 o4 J7 fwww2.tvboxnow.com ' x1 j$ h/ B" QSo why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product? 3 W' H+ t( @" u+ r8 z4 P; B: ]/ J: T/ C
Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"/ S9 e9 l! p ]8 W9 S
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'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.& C% m4 I) j- n& M$ j
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'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.'6 A; w9 s: b- ?8 _5 y+ E, ~1 n/ u7 C
2 C6 T4 S& Y J# B3 I; {3 Ltvb 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.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。( a; a, D A8 d/ b+ }" W% _' H
. Q& W9 i3 K- N5 i/ }$ |The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful. 5 H! g4 w& g5 w6 @' a8 u$ S' Z , {# x a. S4 y9 z公仔箱論壇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.6 \) L% E9 Y, Q' n, l. ?7 k
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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!)' 5 A5 y) N. O1 B公仔箱論壇Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem 2 d$ n3 b: i: k, T, P8 Y公仔箱論壇 " l, a" x7 y. T8 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor example, you could drag and drop a picture file between all the different photo services without needing to re-upload and re-tag on each occasion.公仔箱論壇' `8 K5 G1 v) t( C5 Z
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the futuretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" k: M+ v* N9 J& F+ O" H; f
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide 7 F7 U# X0 i% I8 p! v - S+ W& A5 x3 r( H4 A, ]TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 r# c* R: e3 ?7 C+ X7 ?/ X$ v* z1 s
2 ?! T7 k* N- Z; G; Gwww2.tvboxnow.comHOW TO GET THE LAST DROP 4 u, t0 C" n& rSo while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?. B2 @5 K! B# W( l) @( V) R6 i
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There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.& q! }5 l! H5 Z$ ^$ \3 O
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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. 3 m: T9 e$ H$ [3 \) C' jTVBNOW 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。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。9 \% Y. F1 v; s4 p' ^
Or, 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.4 v& D$ r1 [+ F4 Q$ R: [7 j
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Heinz 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'. 4 |6 w( a' O1 Y. K6 m5 H7 `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。公仔箱論壇. X% b. w3 ?( l( v, n0 Y
'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' D( X+ a2 d! m& R0 N# b
+ ?0 [0 Q1 H D. y& f5 ]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. M+ j) T% t; U. L1 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 7 f( P. f: X7 zwww2.tvboxnow.comAnd store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.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。% b6 @- d6 _" A: u5 o
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