Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months) & B2 b- d; L% I% W# G9 Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Eddie Wrenn( O+ ^* @! q/ L$ E; j" S" i
PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012公仔箱論壇) }( {& m; a. E% ^: F5 U
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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./ K0 \+ Y5 x3 n
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& x9 u# _' d% c$ r
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The 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. ; a0 |- X$ V* F( XTVBNOW 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 X" ]: _5 \% O! hwww3.tvboxnow.comThe results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed. & `/ O- X1 S4 T2 T& \www3.tvboxnow.com, I; }+ u+ }, O
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./ a& |9 P+ L1 M" u
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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.! s ~/ W8 p( W( i6 C9 o
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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。& E: K6 ?7 p2 s3 e e
2 t/ F# w% A! Dwww3.tvboxnow.com'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. & I& O. i! S# @8 w* u1 [9 H( f公仔箱論壇. S; ?7 l5 j' I
'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.' }7 j, q! S1 y6 a4 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。# I& z+ D* B2 \
Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.公仔箱論壇) p6 b! J) m, Y8 ^% w. f
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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. 3 C' `1 M( g \6 h$ I2 s6 i/ _5 {. }* I
'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me. ; ^9 d/ G7 x3 N8 \" l5 V公仔箱論壇/ |9 d, F: ]1 ~$ a* j4 l! _- r, @+ r
'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.'2 \! H# H' s& o: F8 L- k
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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 chipsTVBNOW 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。/ {) A7 E, Q3 G/ E- x$ L
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out... 3 h. l s- n, ~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。 3 S% ]3 S( V4 h7 i+ ^; Z L3 l) t公仔箱論壇So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product? 1 @/ g/ M( b, R- Xwww3.tvboxnow.com v. y3 |" V0 h% N4 W! ~
Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. n+ H% r" ~8 n& y p5 B( G, L3 I
z: A( z" X! t( L+ Q: d& I# cwww3.tvboxnow.com'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ w! G2 Y2 m6 H" [: ~* T# P
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'And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year.' 4 a+ u: e2 w) s4 ^+ WTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& B5 f& @0 F$ o, Z9 Q5 n/ q
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.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 U* L$ i' j) L ^! Z
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The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. f2 F) t. g3 L+ ~6 g
. @' Z S% ]; Vwww3.tvboxnow.comThe product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together.公仔箱論壇: W Q, k+ F$ E7 B! H+ A
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'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no! 0 j5 ]" W& i, x$ ^( ] 0 i0 l. @0 n$ K* F; a- @ V'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 \% ?+ k5 ?3 u- l. w1 v/ JDave Smith, MIT, explains the problem 3 }& T2 f0 Q+ U( ]6 n+ STVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. _! y, w8 g$ S, Y3 G
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. % Z- O- M1 `$ p6 JTVBNOW 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。www3.tvboxnow.com( I0 W* j: N7 a! J M G* q www3.tvboxnow.com* }, y- `3 E$ R7 c: ^3 q3 g
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公仔箱論壇6 D' I! v2 |8 P+ w; B# V/ \( s+ E
; ^: ^+ m2 w+ I, U& W公仔箱論壇 ( o$ }! V! `8 o7 ~* R; m) JTVBNOW 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。Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide' m, H9 s" D/ d) ?1 U
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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? . `3 j4 O; R3 r5 q4 a4 W) S! kTVBNOW 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 F+ [# w0 p- R% A+ |& d5 T
There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.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 H* {, f9 C' A
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There's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out. 8 I2 N7 S, }9 U- r公仔箱論壇 & j, m i H1 {1 u, S8 ~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。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.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。% j0 M" b" J% r5 c) G
9 \% Z9 E# s* b& Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHeinz 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'. ' J [8 k% N2 a9 J0 B8 owww3.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。6 C2 v9 @6 y" Z+ X% v0 ]8 N. l
'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.' + a0 k+ [9 s1 B& [, q3 ~5 @$ _( ? ' `* p) p$ H+ I d; \1 k0 S# `4 Wwww3.tvboxnow.comWhen 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. & n- A* Z" Z2 L) Y! Q: u$ |: V 1 K T1 ]$ x& uAnd store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.公仔箱論壇9 E/ @- b8 {7 @+ f0 _) ?6 @
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