Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)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。 J/ Z1 I7 w2 N6 b2 ?( j
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PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012 0 ~5 V1 ?- V; t! @( v" @7 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbwww2.tvboxnow.com0 z+ V7 O- Q; K* W( _5 `2 {
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.公仔箱論壇+ z; ~" C; j* W3 t( ^5 B. R
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever. 0 z9 R0 d$ V) a' O$ x! T5 z, P1 l% |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ m) j) k9 q- z
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.www2.tvboxnow.com# _4 D- L; x7 |0 j. U& _
8 n- m3 F9 G& B& r/ LTVBNOW 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。The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed. r+ F( b0 g2 r3 ?! d
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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.( [2 O, Q, g" c, @4 F+ M4 W
6 U& U" \: j c6 l7 w* tBurger 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. : }9 c( \5 l( M X% xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# s g9 i: v: N* m+ [. ^
'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties. X$ h1 q& U4 R8 V$ ^) Lwww2.tvboxnow.com ( v4 R% X) n" t" c8 p! RTVBNOW 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. 4 Q7 C4 a! {/ e. f- V$ F7 C- {$ m* v% W 9 W) U, p/ s/ L0 X( r'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.' ( A6 \" S- y9 E" i+ Q$ dwww2.tvboxnow.com / v3 }/ z3 w3 b" H5 ]1 o& ZTVBNOW 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。Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work. # V, Z8 p: n1 k5 C4 ^- v公仔箱論壇+ W- t' r+ O O# v5 L" U
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. + b- Y$ f: B t6 p# tTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ N1 V7 _: L7 r' v/ m, v% R
'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me. + W8 Z; e- Z0 Z! o0 k6 l( F. g% q: c0 Z9 N
'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; E4 G0 f/ V$ c7 B/ j# { ^
+ @$ B3 G* J- ] - r( `6 q/ U$ U) vtvb 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 ) W( G: w" B; q, O* A' x3 p; |$ a# s% g# f) ^ + Z( A$ d9 f' T7 S0 r$ W' cThe old way: Good luck getting that last piece out... " C v7 M* f6 d6 Q+ Y6 l8 i/ O# ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' _; B! U- V3 b) h5 f- ~
So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product? ! M1 j/ C) a; v, J1 L公仔箱論壇 # S- [% s4 Z' @$ O Dwww2.tvboxnow.comDave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?" : o/ {0 Y/ c R! [ : ^. R. N0 m& s6 Dwww2.tvboxnow.com'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market. 7 a8 Z' o' a+ \5 r% ?公仔箱論壇 TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ ?' B: k" ^5 Y5 s+ E$ _
'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.'公仔箱論壇& `# d+ \; `0 y) m
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The 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.com1 P) Y! ?7 q2 J
- G" m3 T% M s V% n3 QThe $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful. w: t2 ?/ G) p7 `% U" c0 p1 M( |7 r公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* T: v2 q3 p8 @( s1 P
The product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together. , V0 ~5 W0 r$ w4 _- {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。 + w( h6 r! c& |. V; a' Qwww2.tvboxnow.com'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!6 {6 y8 u) ~* X$ z" ]6 i
+ n# s5 Y2 E+ a3 q5 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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!)' " Q: Y5 n" G$ u( E& n) Owww2.tvboxnow.comDave Smith, MIT, explains the problem' w W1 k& B9 b. I5 j6 r# [
( o. Z" H( _6 L5 |1 r) ]www2.tvboxnow.comFor 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 n' Q) n, i8 ]3 @2 ^
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future! u( N# B3 e& `, m% }6 d6 `, F
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlideTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% p: H* o" Z8 e
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TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" c8 G2 ]8 b' v& x/ O HOW TO GET THE LAST DROP 9 H. x! [1 t" _" ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?, H3 ?( n1 S; [% f- L6 z( ~( [7 m
% P! D7 @0 [2 L+ j5 v2 P* YThere are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional. / \9 Y! y3 i X % F4 ^/ Q/ W; h" O' W ^1 ^* F7 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out. 1 X: r" U6 x- O9 }6 E ) ~" {4 b% v+ V* n8 q公仔箱論壇Or, most common, is the 'tap-tap-tap' approach, where you hit the end of the bottle and wait for the ketchup to fall - but this normally either takes a while - or ends up covering your food with way too much sauce.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 r8 l; u* o- B" G' P/ [+ r+ Y
8 _2 y! ^1 K5 e! g) bHeinz recommends this tip: 'To release ketchup faster from the glass bottle, apply a firm tap to the sweet spot on the neck of the bottle - the '57'. & |% }& V* C: f# a公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: y+ d8 p/ \9 k4 s d' {. X$ v
'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.' 5 w1 K9 g* S8 [: B+ sTVBNOW 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+ d/ J3 w7 M. |2 Z x
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. % E- p# n7 I+ 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。$ ~* V* [1 }3 W2 N0 x! x3 ^" q+ v
And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel. * P t' u+ z4 k8 ]# ^ n `0 f4 r/ L8 a
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