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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+ j+ A1 o# z5 }9 J( C- YAny 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.
" l5 C9 V/ h/ mBut 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。8 L6 P0 @! C4 `9 N ?" T
: |9 A7 {1 ?& C, Uos.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.2 a$ a, M3 d" C; {" e4 b+ K
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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 L6 [1 ^1 A) L( e" d; x }
$ q% p; h% Y9 m7 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。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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; T% @5 @- C8 J* w/ g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。: U% [) A% R9 b$ p& C
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'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.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。; g- h' v$ l9 a; c" Y
- E* F* l4 @% k& }# W' o6 E6 b ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.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: z: c' R' G! W! v' [* O, S# ?
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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.
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'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" o3 |8 Q9 O; Z' l! `
; |0 X4 {0 X R# l# \0 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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- X! ?/ o9 D) W/ Z
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...: V/ Z# C$ T6 t; q/ K' Y) I& b
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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 $17billion market.# ?! B- @8 |; B4 ^: b
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'And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year.'# f, i" ^% A6 d$ |" v7 q* W
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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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) G; {! R6 w7 i8 X, t uThe 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.公仔箱論壇6 p9 `$ N1 z% q, o; M$ n8 {
( E l2 `. P. e! T+ h/ V2 N'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!
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, ?1 z) `5 K! f: z'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6 ?$ p; A2 \% J3 j* k, b3 ]3 b6 b( h
Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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: z, Q; C- w# I# J d7 \os.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.
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide
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HOW TO GET THE LAST DROP
- L. m" ?. _$ x6 K% z+ P+ hTVBNOW 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。So while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?
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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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1 s; ]1 T( ]% A2 H* {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.
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, F3 k$ T4 x) c* W3 t: FTVBNOW 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。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.
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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'.os.tvboxnow.com' {, b' W5 m7 f, f6 r
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'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.
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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/ s/ }9 u' o2 \! [" x
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