Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months) 6 d& V2 j2 r$ y1 k8 A! L5 MBy Eddie Wrenn " e2 E* I* {/ Y' Y" 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。PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012 ( x3 e. i j% t公仔箱論壇$ T% Z$ o; O! V& i
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.# T5 Q0 r( x+ t% }
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+ V* t. j9 J# i# G2 W' UThe 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.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。! o+ o2 N0 `' l/ T% [$ e
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The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed. % X) D. P7 F2 S/ P& `6 d3 m1 H( J0 N& ` ]8 j4 e
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.www1.tvboxnow.com9 \# I# r5 v+ K; 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.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) Z7 x* M7 Q; ?" m$ b, }) p! e/ P- |
) ]3 Z# U5 s7 m0 p'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 ?; A4 I- |, ?% m' P
- S; ]' P8 |! s" h8 H: c- |# X; @'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.' Q" f8 m: q, P" W' U6 c+ }
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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.'www1.tvboxnow.com9 C: k+ d& s' ? w" Q
: V8 A+ s, l2 z# i& 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。Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.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 r( @, i, h8 X3 V
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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. $ z# W$ v( n7 U) G$ N( c8 ^+ HTVBNOW 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。www1.tvboxnow.com$ S/ j- F% ^7 e/ r) r! l
'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me. 1 P$ \# L, _/ H' S9 l+ Y) s* J8 M" `www1.tvboxnow.com ]/ C6 P6 S: u9 L. E1 ]- h+ O
'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.' ( I- C, [$ \! E+ Iwww1.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。, {: W2 _5 h1 Z' d$ \7 t+ V( W x u $ K) D/ i+ P3 Z, u. X7 q
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。/ f" f( a, \) L1 P' R- |1 z9 O/ {. M
O; c4 _) y2 |2 n% s6 e' x0 G9 d4 `www1.tvboxnow.com 3 i; O+ p0 d8 Zwww1.tvboxnow.comThe old way: Good luck getting that last piece out... 7 U0 t- B# N/ e2 N8 \公仔箱論壇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。! L6 w0 W. ]; n' E4 E+ @3 N
So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product? * M5 c, z3 k9 O& J4 }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$ S3 { L5 Y0 X; ~
Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"公仔箱論壇5 f3 J! ?0 ?% X9 r* N I
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'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market. , g. B% K2 a# N0 Mwww1.tvboxnow.com 6 I$ e. U4 g! ?7 g! _9 e'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。; h4 ~9 e% D* J. O# T- o
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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. ( N6 T6 }% W+ a: I1 t- {( 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 } D7 `/ ^4 F
The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful. 7 A3 I; x! \; h; A2 a( v! B9 ~! }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 0 l9 N6 D+ I% e: z; STVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together. % j" Q0 `, K2 X: l' ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 u- D; K% t$ e# A" Y$ R- O
'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!" p, L7 Z! p* d: H
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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!)' + Z! P8 c6 g" U/ e) H$ _www1.tvboxnow.comDave Smith, MIT, explains the problem 4 d4 d0 O) p5 Z6 d& e# 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。公仔箱論壇0 Q% c( T& ]' n- _, P: X( V b. u
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.2 J1 @, ]7 _. H; g+ P
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。% ~$ M/ o, `% a3 p! z# i 9 X. K) `& @ {) nTeam LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future 0 R2 H% B& h# b1 t- p( z" c- w" ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, G# }: l& J* r3 K 6 Q2 `8 e* ^9 }$ ^+ B' }' v% pNot a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide ' }) a5 M% Z3 A5 m) g* Z公仔箱論壇 & q0 V5 I' x5 r* l7 F& h公仔箱論壇 ; J, S3 |5 m- Y6 |; R' ]www1.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 s3 j- h1 _6 K' t1 K HOW TO GET THE LAST DROP 2 p$ J' k3 A @/ D" ?www1.tvboxnow.comSo while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?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 O. L- s* O2 N
8 P, ?& \8 S) J$ m) ewww1.tvboxnow.comThere are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.www1.tvboxnow.com( w2 Q% C8 M* V- Z' Q' M( X
1 Z& x0 d3 i8 e7 i0 Z$ d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.www1.tvboxnow.com9 V+ f8 _: v+ U9 a+ p& l
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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. 7 y6 i R/ `4 Q* K6 {* ?# 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。 $ K" P/ v4 a0 A7 T3 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。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'. / \6 z# }# q* B7 o, P- _. Z6 yTVBNOW 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。 ) L' a ~/ S7 x'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- Q: s1 d9 m1 c) l6 Y& d
* N6 ]$ T/ N, }) x2 ywww1.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.* k0 P5 o7 h0 Y
$ y( v) U9 d+ J. o$ Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.! h9 B3 z: c! t/ ^( d- K" I4 T/ F
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