Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)公仔箱論壇4 ]4 V) E1 q) S4 S8 e7 M1 B8 g# [" @9 o
By Eddie Wrenn
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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( C8 F; W3 O: A, J3 D: b! h" s7 f- q2 \
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.
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( v7 {, B9 I" ], F3 I* Y" ios.tvboxnow.comThe 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0 x q0 ] c5 [
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The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.8 l( @9 n) \0 \% J& Q4 [
. ^: R1 q" ` f2 [' [4 Y$ C公仔箱論壇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.
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6 }* R5 a8 C% d7 g u7 A公仔箱論壇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。 ?+ e6 Z+ z# D4 ~/ A+ h" J- u
% w+ X. B$ l- U' S) |# k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.) ]9 _3 v" `/ _ k7 u
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'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.
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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.'0 e% H8 _/ w/ R- Z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) X9 m# o/ U0 Z( ]. M
! R* E$ ?8 \3 N1 Q# itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.9 J' @; D0 l1 W
) ~- G2 W* B/ } bos.tvboxnow.com'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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6 ]3 H& r! _: m/ f8 N公仔箱論壇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 chipsos.tvboxnow.com2 Y' k" L" b/ h4 a
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A+ W( Q: y$ f7 I5 {3 ~6 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。The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...公仔箱論壇7 ~) {) z2 o& B# k; |
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So 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?"
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'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。" s! q' ]9 E3 d" S
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8 [& w7 l7 q5 U2 r) ]tvb 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.' T, ~& k2 P1 a5 C" u6 v' W
) T& v( c9 b* A; W1 V公仔箱論壇The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.
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( v2 V! G/ e9 tThe product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together.
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'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!% q+ P% Q- H: A! }1 f) J& E, T
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Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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$ L; {$ p# @% |' wFor 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.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。* K8 _% A6 c9 F% M0 @9 k" b
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlidetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ b2 v7 t. G9 n& c; B7 R6 T
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So while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 q) P) r- r4 @9 H6 m! E
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There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.
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& n4 {% |( U9 w1 Z公仔箱論壇There's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- p# Y( s2 d- u" n
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+ [; l6 o& W$ @9 ~# }$ _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'.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。- H/ _ Y$ g* B2 W
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'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 M) `' J1 V1 c6 s
- x; l# `0 S3 F* r" F% p4 K: dWhen 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.
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And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( q5 K6 h( ~# n9 y5 S6 s0 }1 h- q5 u
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