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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PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012公仔箱論壇4 }4 K2 F5 m) o3 }) T
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, f: `" @1 Z) W" I) L
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.公仔箱論壇/ y6 Y+ }7 g$ P2 {0 u3 o$ V1 g& a* w
/ C2 [8 U3 k" t, o4 Q* M6 KTVBNOW 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 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.
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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.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。% }, t7 d- O, ^5 J( N- f l
5 T2 G) y7 i" T$ [1 G' Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBurger 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.os.tvboxnow.com8 T5 ]4 K/ U' `! B
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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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! B }$ A5 v. b7 M, K4 s6 Sos.tvboxnow.comNaturally, 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% t) O8 l, i0 E+ A' l1 }/ [& }5 y
( B F* a3 W. \& Gtvb 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.. D8 o3 e% v2 ?0 p' ~4 d: }/ q' F
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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公仔箱論壇. Z [; f# {8 {/ `; P
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece 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。% {" b3 W( C; w% Z& L6 q
+ x5 m* X2 ?; M1 k D6 m2 C0 Nos.tvboxnow.comSo why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?
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0 Z4 g4 M2 z1 D9 x' itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"2 j$ L- t% y9 e
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'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.9 A6 N, @. [$ n: }6 V
. x$ m0 i+ C( T' h/ Q3 q t' o- f# n'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.'
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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 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!)'
2 K- T: s& v, Q0 x, e7 ?, b公仔箱論壇Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problemtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% m0 q' K6 U3 F) n0 i
6 G* M5 o+ A2 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.os.tvboxnow.com+ h" B* Z: u& ?: q6 O7 L' t% S
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# E: @: f% n$ YTeam LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future
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: T6 j O6 s- g3 W2 XNot a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlideos.tvboxnow.com$ A) c/ o! J* i6 R- r/ i
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HOW TO GET THE LAST DROP
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( E' |4 H0 }; G% G9 FThere are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.
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; E$ d% g, l7 [) {# T. G) 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.os.tvboxnow.com$ G) W) n5 |! }$ ^# X
: b" u9 N% ?! u9 q- q7 MOr, 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.os.tvboxnow.com3 e% L8 L1 c% f5 m) }
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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'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 } r$ q" G( ~" D! t I+ `5 f
+ \+ {# V/ f, @7 E" P+ k3 |; b. xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'
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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.公仔箱論壇! v) \( I/ Y; L* W6 s6 l7 j
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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. Y' W' p7 F: H
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