Slip-Sliding Away

Two Massachusetts teams develop slick coatings to keep ketchup, other items from sticking to surfaces. Image by Quinn Dombrowski | ://bit.ly/10QLP4L Rights : ://bit.ly/1dWcOPS Research teams at Harvard University and MIT have independently developed methods of making super-slippery surfaces by creating stable mixtures of liquids and solids. Both teams have founded companies to exploit applications of their patented technology.The developments promise consumer applications such as toothpaste tube...