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Have you ever been because the tomato ketchup wouldn't come out the ? Have you ever squeezed and squeezed the toothpaste but the last bit wouldn’t come out? Have you ever spent trying to scrape the last bits of jam from the of the jar? If the answer to these questions is 'yes,' you may be happy to know that a to your problems is coming. Scientists have invented a super-slippery surface that can be put on the inside of bottles, tubes, jars, tins and other . The slippery inside means will just slide out, like water. Every last drop of things like glue, paint and will come out, leaving the container totally , and making you happier and richer.

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the LiquiGlide wanted to create something that would reduce waste and save us . The technology's co-inventor, Dr David Smith, said every day, millions of of ketchup, sauces, paint, gels and creams get stuck to the sides of containers and are thrown away. He said: "The technology has the to significantly reduce waste and be a big of the zero-waste economy." The LiquiGlide website says: "What the was to transportation, LiquiGlide is to - it changes the way liquids move….We want to revolutionize consumer , reduce waste, and create efficiencies. We are motivated to save and improve the ."

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