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; k: I7 \4 q; I5 n
' d- q/ @1 R; f4 sAny 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.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。; ^# }; z7 b# y- l: w
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。7 J+ Y+ }9 w* {3 C* E* w
- r5 t) R# S) V- l- U! l公仔箱論壇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.
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The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.
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5 ^* I6 s/ ~3 @' 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。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.4 j6 G9 o3 v1 W% I$ n2 O
: i3 G2 O0 F/ D+ g1 ^5 p/ @" WBurger 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.
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4 l. H1 ]4 S% B5 s* U& F# U公仔箱論壇'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.www3.tvboxnow.com6 y0 E& k" F& C! |5 L ^& I0 v
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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. u1 C' X! R8 M9 i& L: 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.'
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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.& z1 ?5 A9 `9 g& y
; _) I# b: p8 x3 C4 B公仔箱論壇'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.'" {% R2 |4 i! ]) U
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9 T+ V0 S) v* f! Q/ Z9 Q! _" gtvb 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...: R7 O: E6 e9 x! T- l4 x1 z ^, u# U
6 _8 m1 {, _9 c( T+ Ewww3.tvboxnow.comSo why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?
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: ^; g8 C3 {* m, G! R* _Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"
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9 f4 X# u& [+ m! ~" q'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.
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: y) A' {- D8 w1 L# R/ z+ t+ j9 R公仔箱論壇The secret ingredient to the liquid coating is a heavily-guarded secret, but the team promise it is non-toxic and will be FDA approved.
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5 j8 z5 Q* ~" V+ u$ E6 ?The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.
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'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!
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2 N( x6 P7 N8 e" v$ p公仔箱論壇'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!)'" d( p. J; b3 {/ k' o
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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.公仔箱論壇4 S1 V5 `7 W! n2 P# R h2 Q8 d9 }
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future
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HOW TO GET THE LAST DROPTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 W9 y: K* ?6 y o( E1 f" w5 N
So while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?
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) x% [, {3 n7 `# HThere are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.
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6 s0 I' V- T, p( G0 \www3.tvboxnow.comThere's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.% D2 B$ h! ]6 O
8 R% D3 i% [3 A+ S. h! mwww3.tvboxnow.comOr, 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。; Z5 ]' u6 n3 B& X1 d% Y
! b/ H4 m* v+ O& {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'.公仔箱論壇2 G) f' s3 P. c4 H
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'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'
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9 H5 |- t9 x! f7 `2 `www3.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.
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And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.www3.tvboxnow.com7 A4 G* O$ S: @ l8 E2 }8 j2 o7 ~
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