Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months) : D. _# ]& ~: H, S) e5 t7 z公仔箱論壇By Eddie Wrenn % u0 y+ L; X/ x' Q4 R6 VPUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012 - t; h# Y" v* p! ^ ' ^6 O9 A" `1 `5 s% V9 awww2.tvboxnow.comAny 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, w- R5 ?2 w8 b( {
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.$ Z# U0 w6 m+ S0 {5 ?
; E# q' Y0 m' W) G6 {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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./ I2 s- g6 o- o$ a
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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. % }* X7 |3 t2 }1 m4 ]$ @$ M* [" e9 x, h3 w( i
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.公仔箱論壇7 _8 `4 x2 A ^' }# s
$ h+ C! i+ X. t) `$ q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. 5 u# W; H9 {. S5 ?) A% Z公仔箱論壇 ' X: `! r% y" \2 D/ [2 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. 9 f. H1 R# ^. b- S7 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& ?7 f. e9 O: z3 ]4 k8 B/ J
'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.' 0 l8 f* F9 @# x( r # ^+ x; N1 @& o% S2 E. wNaturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work. 4 _* Q' ^# @# J 2 m; R9 n) D" X7 L& Lwww2.tvboxnow.comSmith, 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. ( f# u L( `8 N , R/ `1 P" v3 u" z7 `, _www2.tvboxnow.com'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.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。7 b9 l) z, D* T. x9 w( ]
5 ?3 ]; [) S, w& r0 l! PTVBNOW 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。'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.'公仔箱論壇( v" y6 A0 O* R' F% [8 m4 v
# I3 `1 |) J2 m公仔箱論壇 ' c& `6 d& i; b! i5 }" p, Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor 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 / e2 ^" B! o3 T4 G$ A1 Wwww2.tvboxnow.com6 g, B Z+ s( H1 {1 o5 h6 |# |$ `( G % L( U8 ~4 {: h, S
The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...公仔箱論壇5 P5 u6 v- L! c9 _
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So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?9 m+ m/ m( }6 z2 X
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?" 3 y A0 H: A* @3 O; N s! N. ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 c1 Y" s. O+ A; ~ S% k
'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.www2.tvboxnow.com, g6 U- f, C/ r* E( P. d7 i. t
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'And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year.' / G" k" Y5 z) v' m" S6 ^" |2 H2 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; u3 z+ f& x2 j+ }5 W+ SThe secret ingredient to the liquid coating is a heavily-guarded secret, but the team promise it is non-toxic and will be FDA approved. * a1 @( ~4 d$ atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! i+ y4 b' y6 q- z, V8 K8 [The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful. 6 o: O' F, ^% i0 T" ? 1 s3 D0 c: B& I$ O0 ?5 u! q8 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.0 y, I7 g8 ?* J# E
. r1 z2 n# }8 ?( n# Q" o$ S: d# x! Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no! 6 `8 o! g9 ?& Z- k% T0 bTVBNOW 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. j; _& e/ u9 A$ R
'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!)' % U% u: p2 ~5 w9 n) ]Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problemwww2.tvboxnow.com. |, @% z4 o8 \4 X! H- k
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, H) v% H5 A" ^; g2 f公仔箱論壇 / d- w/ X* { H h2 \; W' ~2 K, aTeam LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future ! A5 _ X6 \5 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 1 H2 D9 t+ u$ H4 o. s4 ? 6 p/ g/ ?( p* v t) H# h$ o
Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide公仔箱論壇' a4 `) ~( d$ Q! ? e V* c
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$ _) V. q& ?/ s* pTVBNOW 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。 0 v' h' ]# Z% Y, 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。HOW TO GET THE LAST DROP : B) v9 N2 q9 w8 jwww2.tvboxnow.comSo while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?www2.tvboxnow.com$ m% R* K9 K! B D$ p. D
( X7 v4 u) `& O4 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.www2.tvboxnow.com, `5 Y- T G! L8 c9 _
* K7 B$ ~+ Z2 N: _- ^公仔箱論壇There's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, K0 W) E1 Y6 F( U
5 Z; M' D. c2 f6 W& vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOr, 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. . D7 o: Q/ k! Y; ^3 B8 |4 X _6 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇9 Y0 f4 |8 ]- s$ N" X5 W0 Y1 {
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'.www2.tvboxnow.com+ G4 I7 c% c" O# w: I' b- K
. v& c" o* g$ T4 T% J'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.' * n$ Y) u0 T8 q: q, s; F q6 i 1 G1 b4 ^% b6 P+ }+ I2 uWhen 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.1 |4 J2 c1 _0 N2 d c
, M/ m: h! R1 p4 b( S2 f4 H* R y4 RAnd store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.www2.tvboxnow.com j' Y4 D" q7 V8 S
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