Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)) v; ~7 X! E' }; ?5 t& m' e3 R: h( A5 F
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PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012公仔箱論壇9 z) _2 k# g; Z' Y/ W- h5 \
) I W. u( c% t2 D$ \& x4 D3 |% ^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。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. , O: s" F ?- T$ htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever. ) N9 g( p# k% L5 [" E! t" |9 H. U0 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( g/ p9 X4 U: F6 B+ S- {# OThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* t, A4 W* c# K1 R
" W; }* E) O7 y: ^os.tvboxnow.comThe results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.+ C! ~. t" B6 ~) K! f* r" F/ o' g- a3 ]
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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. 5 c( F. Q$ u6 T8 Y, h) ]os.tvboxnow.com # T0 p( Q% D% ~os.tvboxnow.comBurger 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.os.tvboxnow.com% d3 }1 Q, A% r( K' O. X
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'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties. f6 w7 _5 {: Z" atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& S3 u, |" S1 U. L7 r9 m+ X
'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. 3 _4 H2 h$ B+ ], ~8 v- 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。 0 p4 |1 o% j; G% C4 t0 |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。'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.' 5 b( m+ I: e7 e9 t$ u9 Z/ ]8 a: K# F9 X( B$ A8 c6 p% O, _4 M
Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# T7 l# X3 O3 u% T; Q1 Z. m
6 F5 R& u# d' W# h" t zSmith, 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. , ]4 ?2 F9 t) L, G7 K# [5 Q* 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。1 t/ O" |0 R6 k5 O2 s
'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.5 i( v) M- A: U3 l2 E' b0 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.'os.tvboxnow.com; E# s+ z6 f, T8 h6 Q
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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 7 D* ~4 h, J& @/ Y8 f% y% D. L0 V公仔箱論壇 0 b( n1 A# F3 O& P( aos.tvboxnow.com - d0 f5 n* Z5 L0 X. j- N' p& g
The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out... 5 A5 U9 B4 [, [3 m: M3 |6 m公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇9 F. b* H" Q6 W; y/ }: @4 D" Q
So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; E9 a0 D; [" M; N' M
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 u& z7 X- h; j9 `+ \( K: \
4 J# c2 i$ u* I) i* P'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' j8 u+ ?% b G X# h5 Z; k
7 S- c$ A& ?* j% q5 V'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.'0 i% b: X' B r: d P3 \
' p4 T5 T* O6 e- NThe secret ingredient to the liquid coating is a heavily-guarded secret, but the team promise it is non-toxic and will be FDA approved. ! a& W; o# z9 a公仔箱論壇! X% @1 [& N6 y
The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% c1 ^1 ^8 F9 j3 B
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The product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, w1 P0 B1 Z( V: ]( ?
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'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no! & ^" y3 h1 N9 ?公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& m2 l& {* P9 X/ c# H
'The ketchup bottle is running low! I violently shake and slam on the bottle but only manage to get a small drop out (or even worse, I spray it all over my clothes!)'; ]) x! h5 E* i- h
Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem% p8 o* _! _$ L1 ~/ `& E* I
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 w; }* n4 j# G9 \$ q" y! L
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future 8 d# ~) I" _. R9 s1 G4 `0 t4 Hos.tvboxnow.comTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 l N! l0 ?$ b" V( ?1 u 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。 s8 U# v8 T& |6 m1 F
Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide $ r2 q* p% H7 ^/ K- { 4 z, u6 \4 X$ V! V1 t4 k* n |3 e1 X8 [2 a# D
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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? ( i1 @) Q7 r+ c& _9 p公仔箱論壇; J1 G4 }6 }7 E$ v5 ?
There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.4 s( t$ i# W. D2 m7 k0 ?
M: B6 z. i0 N% v# I, B/ L) ]- NThere's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.公仔箱論壇# `4 {$ q3 K* ~+ l! n
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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. ' w$ n' n' g: 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。1 v9 h5 Y9 @3 c2 \2 L. U8 |
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% v5 @2 F5 u0 ?4 J% G4 i* s
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'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.' # h( C5 G# {) P' {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。 9 o8 a; Z5 D1 }: l6 ` ^& e4 k! \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. - l3 ^4 Y$ p; z. Z9 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 |6 ]: j& G" I8 L" z公仔箱論壇And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.公仔箱論壇 e( A& ^4 {" {. z0 ~* x
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