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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3 A4 {- ?$ l8 X+ g* p$ BPUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012
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But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.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。) R- K2 v7 c4 Z1 l$ V, u7 h
' B/ ~& R% f/ R( j) g" r+ N9 a公仔箱論壇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.
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The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb W9 [+ q" H# e7 ^* [5 i/ C. m
6 t- A3 R7 [, M5 z; Q$ L3 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMIT PhD candidate Dave Smith and his team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists at the Varanasi Research Group spent two months devising a solution.
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1 o' W: w2 t: e5 |6 g4 u9 b5 C* IBurger 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.
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'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.
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- D5 n: O/ H) Y# u' Twww2.tvboxnow.com'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./ { V& c! y/ {2 x/ B
$ N# h7 I A, j) n/ Y' m6 a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.'
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Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.
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) H* `% h* \* D8 m6 |" S. h' L公仔箱論壇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.3 i0 u; H& A2 _6 Y2 I# ^4 z9 @
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'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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9 K6 J4 B0 i3 l+ E3 x8 P* FSo why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"2 `- j, T2 i+ p2 ]! E; n( ?' @
: v+ [5 y8 M, P5 K# ^公仔箱論壇'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.www2.tvboxnow.com7 o$ ^% D) L; j# c' i6 y8 o: v9 {
4 x2 B1 W$ M* [9 n! y) z6 E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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 O0 d, y+ R: E3 R% q4 A$ l
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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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 r2 @2 M7 W: W. l( y1 j
5 k- R6 f3 d K8 e公仔箱論壇'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!www2.tvboxnow.com; W4 C" i6 o4 C6 }4 s! s" \" H/ ^
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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!)'公仔箱論壇' J% s: \! _. p6 F% ?
Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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For 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.
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! l* S8 Q; o% u7 `公仔箱論壇Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide
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So while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?www2.tvboxnow.com# o( f& m1 e1 a/ V- l, a3 }* c
8 I9 L/ l$ O- z) U公仔箱論壇There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.
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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.& {/ ]# F: S E$ t1 ?/ ?# w% @& }( ^
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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'.% l2 ^) t& C2 ^9 W6 e% _9 n
2 Z6 l/ v2 U( F' M, w$ Z) L'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.', p0 L& B9 b& l( @4 y: Y2 Q4 X) q
# d. f0 u% {/ R/ s, H/ M3 iWhen 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.www2.tvboxnow.com3 ?# k/ z# U: x3 N9 \
& m: e7 ?% [- F* q# Q: q+ uAnd store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.5 ^. r, {# @ I! X# ?9 i
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