Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months) # i) {2 A3 a k! W8 L% tBy Eddie Wrenn $ q( O$ g& k4 ]6 z: S- H% RTVBNOW 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; a2 W. G. P8 `7 O& H
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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. 4 o0 z7 U7 V* g/ d* {7 a' {9 @But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever. & N' P0 o4 I5 a; U1 H }/ ^0 bwww.tvboxnow.comwww.tvboxnow.com. ]8 Y. c5 e7 ?* r% z! C* r6 G% {
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; X( Y$ T& o8 @2 r0 s& V
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The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.www.tvboxnow.com4 M1 ~' G; X+ }# q/ A$ R* e" Z
3 w( V# t0 ^' D" c' d, f公仔箱論壇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. . i( s" V! i& m& R2 {9 _; x# t! j: t. m6 r( z' n, C+ r
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. 9 ~( v" X4 z) ^# K; B. Q 4 K# l% k& z* E( o( d9 d0 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties. - q6 g- s0 E1 i% K5 V7 _8 U6 k / y& J. Q u) t'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。7 g. Z/ { k" H |; l5 z6 R: O
|" O# `5 X9 u$ P# twww.tvboxnow.com'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.' % y o( }8 M, {公仔箱論壇0 p6 d0 n+ B+ u5 P$ V% U
Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.公仔箱論壇6 g3 k% X" s" L- A
3 Q5 H7 v" b( b6 m/ C9 `. cwww.tvboxnow.comSmith, 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. 0 A. y& V0 ?5 y% y' _ @! q2 J' Y# A" L# z+ g7 zwww.tvboxnow.com'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me." n: ?) p; ^7 w, ]1 {$ A, P- U3 z
9 Q2 H7 S ]% j% Q* F% y'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.' 6 ^- h( T- E/ ?' X公仔箱論壇5 L- g4 V& \: N q% K8 b . y; I$ p8 ]$ m/ ]1 T" T" qFor 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公仔箱論壇0 ~% p) w) d: s' O% \! J
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out... # K* `+ T9 j$ b$ ^6 b) z5 j公仔箱論壇 / M4 f% h0 I, f0 wSo 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。' [! ]; P# S* w6 I- H- o0 z9 r2 h
: f6 x: I+ D' a公仔箱論壇Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?" + g8 i' J" L3 l' x# S1 l; |$ x" Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& y) a1 ~* G/ u/ _0 }
'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.公仔箱論壇; {8 q- d0 v5 H" U
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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. 5 A! R; y2 {3 O ! @3 M6 W8 I" o; \- o* Q公仔箱論壇The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.& A! |! ^ w% e9 y
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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. 1 E; h T3 G4 y2 z% Y2 k8 G/ k9 ?% \ $ Z0 C, b. ?5 E7 E0 M'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!) i2 O& h% R6 l, a# q8 G+ u+ n, J
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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!)' ( q+ \( V- @! c* BDave Smith, MIT, explains the problem - c1 w- K6 ^/ ?- n ?& o. l9 P公仔箱論壇 5 P. F( o4 r% H( D9 WFor 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.% T; c! D) a& D4 _; D1 U* }
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future : n( R0 D3 m C, I0 Y+ v% ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / X, w2 n3 y: X- @- d* R: r7 L- D3 LTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ; W& m" H; J& s$ |8 v2 D公仔箱論壇Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide . k" R4 _' ^5 N! Z3 d9 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇+ z, W" ?$ D0 W; w
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! \0 O" a0 S; E" i4 bHOW TO GET THE LAST DROP 8 T8 @! Q8 n# M) mTVBNOW 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? + t$ ?2 b, d; x p7 [www.tvboxnow.com : V9 e" n+ F6 A0 yThere 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。) }4 W# Y9 u1 a4 l# s
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1 i! G3 R7 f" aOr, 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.. l( z3 _$ H4 ?0 E1 J' }: z$ c
" k( z+ l/ ]. ]0 C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'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! c. {8 U) J! R) V# s: h6 _/ y
4 @2 P9 x' U$ h, S- Y'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.' % u4 f+ x/ n9 G& a9 m/ w公仔箱論壇/ B; ^4 u8 D3 U9 `! _
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.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。' r6 ]' c: u; v/ R: B0 P5 R' ]
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And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel. ; P( z' q6 J) k/ r7 _公仔箱論壇 0 X K+ n- f1 Z$ J- Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
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