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2014: Food

Stories about LiquiGlide

Innovation By Design

High School Students Fix Problem Of Gross, Watery Ketchup

Watch This Insanely Slippery Non-Stick Coating Get Every Last Bit Out Of Bottles Of Lotion, Mayo, And Even Glue

Watch never-before-seen videos of an MIT-developed lubricant called LiquiGlide that makes anything–syrup, ketchup, paint–slide right out of the bottle so you don’t waste a drop. The applications start in the kitchen, but they extend into almost every industry.

Watch This Insanely Slippery Non-Stick Coating Get Every Last Bit Out Of Bottles Of Lotion, Mayo, And Even Glue

MIT’s Freaky Non-Stick Coating Keeps Ketchup Flowing

Watch never-before-seen videos of an amazing new condiment lubricant that makes the inside of bottles so slippery, nothing is left inside. This means no more pounding on the bottom of your ketchup containers–and a lot less wasted food.

MIT’s Freaky Non-Stick Coating Keeps Ketchup Flowing

Impact

New York City’s school buses will now be automatically routed and tracked using Via’s algorithm

These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothing

This tech company says offsets aren’t enough—it’s time to pay for negative emissions

Creativity

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Co.Design

Two MIT Media Lab scholars quit as Jeffrey Epstein connections emerge

The cult scent brand Diptyque is reviving a centuries-old way of wearing perfume

Researchers confirm that your selfies make you look like an a**hole

Work Life

This ‘unproductive’ activity can actually help you get more done

500 interns later, here’s what I learned about transitioning them to employees

Why being nice isn’t always good for your career