 (Source: VaranasiGroup)
LiquiGlide is a coating that can be applied to the inside of glass, plastic and metal bottles
For anyone who has ever sat in a restaurant shaking the glass ketchup bottle for what felt like hours only to receive little globs at a time, an MIT professor has finally created a solution that allows us to get every last drop -- faster.
Kripa Varanasi, head of Varanasi Research Group and a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, has created a coating that allows thick condiments like ketchup, honey, and mayonnaise to rush quickly and completely out of the bottle.
Current bottles, such as the glass ketchup bottle, requires a bit of work to get the ketchup to come out. It's not uncommon to see someone shake the bottle upside down for long periods of time to try and get just a little bit of ketchup out. Also, it's difficult to get each drop of ketchup from the bottom when the bottle is near empty.
But now, Varanasi has created LiquiGlide, which is a coating that can be applied to the inside of glass, plastic and metal bottles. LiquiGlide is made of FDA-approved food materials, and allows thick condiments to slide right out without having to shake the bottle.
"The real idea for this came from honey," said Varanasi. "I was thinking about honey and how hard it is to scrape honey out of the bottom of the jar. At the end it is very difficult to get anything out."
Varanasi said he has already talked to equipment makers, food companies and bottle makers about using his new product. Apparently the idea has really grabbed their attention, since LiquiGlide can be applied inexpensively with techniques already in use to coat bottles.
Varanasi said he plans to use LiquiGlide in other types of containers where the contents are hard to obtain, like cosmetic bottles.
"Now we're thinking about bottled cosmetics," said Varanasi. "You buy this expensive lotion and half of it is in the bottle and doesn't want to come out. All of us have been there. At least my wife has been there."
The video below offers a quick demonstration of LiquiGlide's effectiveness:
Source: The Los Angeles Times
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