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
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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.公仔箱論壇. M8 e c9 Y0 s. c+ C
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。: C; M& \, m1 E9 x( ^
2 m) ?2 N* u* k9 }! p( A! j$ B9 E# E' eThe 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.1 w5 p4 a( l& d, b
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The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.公仔箱論壇8 a7 K( X9 z; X8 y3 t4 ~) A; O
& C2 b- ]$ C' \# Y) @os.tvboxnow.comMIT PhD candidate Dave Smith and his team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists at the Varanasi Research Group spent two months devising a solution.os.tvboxnow.com, s2 I4 E* ~ k' Z9 C0 r
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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,bttvb& Z% B% J6 c% ]0 s0 t
J, _1 q4 V, x9 z- x- k& pTVBNOW 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。'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.
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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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1 ^1 h; Q. p n8 e. l'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.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。) }$ y" a% s& M b( j; H
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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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; P8 y1 ]! c( S' \/ qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor 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
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. f' H- [( e" G% i0 _' Q
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So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?公仔箱論壇. V. h6 z' z' }, i, O
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"( t- k k# h% X# O! m% }
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'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.
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9 s/ B" o! D% t; [+ }公仔箱論壇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 $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.
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5 u3 w1 D- i' z" UThe product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together.2 B; r1 V6 u4 F( r$ R2 g
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'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!公仔箱論壇% y5 T: | \2 ~4 u8 B7 X2 f
; w8 o& f) Y; m4 Tos.tvboxnow.com'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!)'
9 m1 y; x0 h: V& @8 f) V5 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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& A# ~6 N* J! \$ J$ Y* UFor 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( w5 I0 J4 ], b
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" y+ K( C, {" b4 h8 |& W公仔箱論壇Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide公仔箱論壇0 Q* I+ h" H* z1 J' p% n; F# o
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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?
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There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.2 K6 O% L0 W; j2 t
! K. s: F- D% Q% i% `) |; i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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 ~( Y* N+ ^4 y1 [$ I
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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.8 O% T, L0 l! {! F0 g, R* ~
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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5 E6 L' M' G% v8 }1 [. z+ D
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And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.
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