the days of gooey toothpaste tubes, bottles of stubborn ketchup and sticky glue pots are numbered after unveiling its super slippery liquiglide coating last year, a team of massachusetts based scientists has signed its first deal to bring the technology to supermarket shelves elmers brand glue an adhesives is the first firm to publicly announce a deal, and there are rumours a mayonnaise brand, and toothpaste company are also on board scroll down for video  after unveiling its slippery liquiglide coating in a ketchup bottle last year (pictured), its inventors have signed a deal to bring the technology to supermarket shelves elmers brand glue an adhesives is the first firm to sign up, and reports claim a mayonnaise brand, and toothpaste firm, are also on board  liquiglide was invented at mit and its designers call it 'the first and only permanently wet, slippery surface technology' it is based on previous super hydrophobic technology, but takes this a step further a conventional super hydrophobic surface is similar to a lotus leaf   it is a highly textured surface that creates a cushion of air for the product to sit on but liquiglide replaces this 'cushion of air' with a layer of liquid this so called 'liquid impregnated surface' is a multi layer surface consisting of a customised solid texture and a liquid the solid surface is made up of spaces that are sufficiently close to each other to contain the impregnating liquid, and the liquid is held in place to create the permanently slippery surface as a result, the ketchup, detergent or other product slides on the liquid layer, in a so called 'liquid to liquid interface' liquiglide was invented at mit and its designers call it 'the first and only permanently wet, slippery surface technology' it is based on previous super hydrophobic technology, but takes this a step further a conventional super hydrophobic surface is similar to a lotus leaf   it is a highly textured surface which creates a cushion of air for the product to sit on but liquiglide replaces this 'cushion of air', or gas, with a layer of liquid a so called 'liquid impregnated surface' is a multi layer surface consisting of a customised solid texture and a liquid the surface (illustrated) is made up of spaces that are sufficiently close to each other to contain the impregnating liquid and keep it in place  the solid surface is made up of spaces that are sufficiently close to each other to contain the impregnating liquid and the liquid is held in place within the texture, creating a permanently slippery surface as a result, the ketchup, detergent or other product slides on the liquid layer, in a so called 'liquid to liquid interface' and by changing the material used, and the structure of the coating, the researchers can also control the the speed at which liquids slide over the surface the coating can also be made up of different materials, depending on the application for example, when fitted inside ketchup bottles the liquid is plant based, while other non food stuffs can use non edible chemicals the firm said: 'first, we identify liquids that are compatible with the chemical and physical properties of our client’s product 'once we have found a suitable liquid, we select solid materials that are promising to adhere to the client’s surface and that will form a suitable porous structure 'the porous solid entraps the liquid through capillary forces 'these forces are sufficient to hold the liquid in place against forces greater than 50g 'once we have a prototype in place we create a scalable and commercially viable application process 'the end result: a durable and high performing coating that meets all the requirements of our client' and by changing the material used, and the structure of the coating, the researchers can also control the the speed at which liquids slide over the surface the non toxic lubricant can be used on both plastic and glass containers and can be adapted for different applications a prototype liquiglide ketchup bottle came third in the inaugural visitor vote for the design museum’s designs of the year 2013 according to the inventors, each year an estimated one million tonnes of condiments are thrown away globally because leftovers cannot be scraped from jars and bottles, with up to 15 per cent of a product remaining in its container liquiglide was invented at mit and its designers call it 'the first and only permanently wet, slippery surface technology' a conventional super hydrophobic surface (left) has a highly textured surface that creates a cushion of air to reduce friction, but liquiglide replaces this air with liquid (right) according to the inventors, each year an estimated one million tonnes of condiments are thrown away globally because leftovers cannot be scraped from jars and bottles, with up to 15 per cent of a product remaining in its container the right hand mustard bottle has been coated with liquidglide  they also claim that eliminating safety caps on squeeze bottles could save 50,000 tons of plastic a year not only does the product save waste and reduce the need for packaging, but it can also stop beer and fizzy drinks going flat the smoother surface created by coating the inside of cans and bottles for carbonated drinks with the substance slows the release of carbon dioxide bubbles from a drink, keeping it fizzy for longer the researchers can also control the speed of the liquid inside the container by changing the material used, and the structure of the coating this gif shows three different coatings and their respective speeds 
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the non toxic lubricant is called liquiglide and it was developed at mit  it creates a so called 'liquid impregnated surface' so ketchup slides over it  these multi layer surfaces can also be customised for other applications  for example, they can be added to bottles of glue, detergent and more  liquiglide has signed a deal with elmers brand glue and adhesives  mayonnaise brand, and a toothpaste firm are also said to have signed up  the lubricant can be used on both plastic and glass containers 