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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7 |! i4 a4 {2 d7 rPUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012
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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.5 o* [6 r3 W6 e, k1 L8 d
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.- j2 |0 B4 S5 U T2 T! N
6 N3 N; Q* b5 O- m8 Wos.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, N/ W2 X7 Y# C7 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: X+ H# M; @; T) s
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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。" V) E) m) n3 w& ^! l
/ u1 s: {0 T3 C& b' t5 Ptvb 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.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。+ ~! L9 F! r& A4 [4 }7 g
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'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 r2 I, @ E ~4 t |
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- s4 @; s! q' d( O+ y
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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.'
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8 b" S: n7 D( p# S: ~6 {公仔箱論壇Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 }5 T) u% \. q0 c: h. U
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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.5 o, Y! \: C2 s& D7 C; l
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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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/ v; a8 ~- i* [. A% M( m7 qos.tvboxnow.comFor 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* r, q& x, p7 a! h4 L8 D' G6 b
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...
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So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?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 b4 J& z6 F3 J% x! {, v# |" z
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"
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, U' y0 Y) o+ ['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.'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。! t x: I. g' b" r
' P" u+ ~0 R+ L8 x+ z; OThe 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 $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.公仔箱論壇' V/ ]! b. H* M9 D& E( I
+ u+ V8 j1 ~/ H! x' W! m/ Q0 z公仔箱論壇The product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together.
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: x x- T* s' `$ s! Q" v3 P'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!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。7 _0 w/ b4 V9 c. D2 f
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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!)'5 [/ w3 X, s# K9 E0 O1 f; ~
Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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9 X( b. L4 @4 j公仔箱論壇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.
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future- u- p6 d1 M3 p$ y2 `' ^. ]
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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
/ h$ u2 r/ V9 e9 qSo 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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2 ^7 b x5 Q5 o2 j# L$ D1 e9 qTVBNOW 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。There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.* B% x0 h; ~" B3 H8 h3 G$ }
: l( `! m$ \) |' O# Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere'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! c m4 c$ h# C" M0 q5 T! J
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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.os.tvboxnow.com5 a+ v, F4 B. }5 N
" A& M4 i, N3 I, v* x) C* G% Z1 E公仔箱論壇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'.
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'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'os.tvboxnow.com9 x5 z3 l7 ?: w) x, K: Z
# O5 O: T+ Z" a# t o+ |$ LWhen 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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