waste not, want not.

It’s the world’s biggest non-problemic problem: getting the last bit of ketchup out of the jar. Ketchup is so viscous, and it seems so eager to stick to glass and plastic. But leave it to students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to solve the greatest non-issues of our generation: A team of engineers have designed the perfect condiment bottle — one that ketchup simply cannot stick to.

The secret is in a futuristic substance known as “LiquiGlide,” a non-toxic, FDA-approved coating that can be applied to the interior of bottles. According to MIT PhD candidate Dave Smith, it’s “kind of a structured liquid — it’s rigid like a solid, but it’s lubricated like a liquid.” Regardless of what the bottle is constructed of, liquid or plastic, ketchup will flow out of it nearly effortlessly.

SOFT Rocker by Professor Sheila Kennedy and architecture students from MIT

Developed for MIT’s Festival of Art Science Technology, the SOFT Rockers use enhanced fabrication techniques to curve flat wooden panels, and have solar panels installed to charge the gadgets of those who relax within (All images courtesy of Phil Seaton)

My designer, Mike Kim, is so talented! So glad to have him on my team, you all should check out his website, this is a video he made for the DIGIFI Helmet.

Stem is designed to allow a cook to spray juice directly from a citrus fruit.  No longer do you have to cut and squeeze your fruit to get the juice out like a common cook. Timothy Houle knew that you could never squeeze a lemon to provide an even amount of juice. To fix this once and for all, he dreamed up a product that would allow you to evenly spray juice directly from a lemon.

No more over lemoning my food!

The Sound Charge t-shirt turns sound waves into electric charge, allowing the wearer to top up a device battery while thrashing around in the mosh pit. So turn up the noise.

Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.