Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months) : [6 n5 D5 N# ^- l: z2 v' i公仔箱論壇By Eddie Wrenn ' ]! }* ~: _, s4 x( |/ T. n 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。PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012, ]/ l* m7 u9 j7 N" ^
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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.2 Y% g9 u* [+ }) Y
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。" _2 T' f9 V* p Y5 W, x$ h3 V
& G. s& {8 X2 D, G2 u r3 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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. / t1 t9 }. `+ ]; E" I' f7 @ [- x' Q$ {: }
The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.os.tvboxnow.com, K3 @: u' G. ?& w
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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. 0 P2 ^0 g/ v2 m( f. z6 UTVBNOW 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: Q9 I7 W% `
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 X9 @ P* r: M) N- k( P5 O8 m
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'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties. + d' m/ R: a" h4 O- m公仔箱論壇! p; v, R$ u0 p+ e! l% F, e
'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。5 o9 [3 [/ U" n. n( f8 I# R
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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.'2 y* V+ y; H# r6 Q
/ K$ b; D9 [1 ^8 V公仔箱論壇Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work. / s$ R& L5 I8 {$ j6 i9 e3 dos.tvboxnow.com . G3 w! |4 c& E4 `5 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSmith, 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. % D( H* u( x W4 O) e5 T( bTVBNOW 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& M8 C/ j h3 d! ?5 r5 Ptvb 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. + S' i6 y: {: y 3 N+ `1 Z2 q1 `os.tvboxnow.com'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.'. s' v( Q, u8 F S9 V2 P
+ ]. ^) O7 Z# {9 A) B( N2 gTVBNOW 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, P0 B- N4 aFor 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 chipstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" m, D6 u$ J6 ]7 a+ N6 ~
* Q, Q' }1 E$ Kos.tvboxnow.com , m0 r' x! L1 y/ I( X! gThe old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...' R5 @) B& o; n* k3 I
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"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。, ~1 A2 x+ B8 u$ q& S
$ v: ]3 ~' P- |- A' _8 m. |, 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。'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。4 _' A" M9 W5 |( j" q: N
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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.' . [2 N* s4 U) k9 t* J) R6 h公仔箱論壇 . E4 p! J5 S/ m1 d; a! tThe secret ingredient to the liquid coating is a heavily-guarded secret, but the team promise it is non-toxic and will be FDA approved. 4 u) {" P: t0 k& E9 F. ^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。os.tvboxnow.com2 h3 m, {. X% t. A9 x. u
The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful. $ ^5 s) `5 w- S- t; L& h公仔箱論壇 # R) h' b; ?, R9 }& x0 z, e0 JThe 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. 8 c4 F) k. R# \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇5 D0 ^; o4 Y) o/ y+ L
'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no! 9 \/ m- o6 `: g' V( K y1 P/ Xos.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。9 ?# c* o3 b: u
'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!)'4 L% l" Y4 c, c/ A! ]' [* f, Q
Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem $ o% S7 }3 @/ c" {1 K5 g5 D1 I0 uos.tvboxnow.com # _% L8 W" `' _ b1 {% ^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. t0 w9 g/ T2 M# N' j, V 4 E, \$ U* o* B) T8 E9 V3 Wos.tvboxnow.com - D" b5 k0 W% T7 f4 Fos.tvboxnow.comTeam LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future公仔箱論壇6 y/ K7 w+ m" _6 l! J, a8 u
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide : w7 T A1 X+ v8 g; J; I公仔箱論壇+ C9 G) J! k% {% g
, r. k6 i0 {! `* k$ K i6 R公仔箱論壇 + W: k/ p4 ?# @/ v) q- L" Los.tvboxnow.comHOW TO GET THE LAST DROP 8 e& u) Q; X' GTVBNOW 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? 8 e; D$ ]$ G( M4 |' U* H5 N8 u. _os.tvboxnow.com : i/ M9 L) U6 A0 N% WThere are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional. " `5 l- u; K! M/ i8 Hos.tvboxnow.com * G( u$ `" v7 p+ }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out. $ m2 i4 s: m: T1 r6 C) r- nTVBNOW 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。, j: u1 Z" t% K! i
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& E! w ^0 e% N/ ~% P/ h
; u, y7 X5 b* K, e! l& ^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'. ! Y2 | T6 u4 J1 ? * i# v i6 W5 i. Oos.tvboxnow.com'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.' 9 `% c; M- X* s) w7 l4 d g2 O公仔箱論壇" c8 J& h8 K! B- v& |% T
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.os.tvboxnow.com0 J7 p" ^" \+ k2 i
: b0 K5 ]% O2 n) s- hAnd store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.公仔箱論壇4 |; f- N6 r' U. d8 U
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