The object
Kripa Varanasi co-invented LiquiGlide, a liquid-impregnated coating that lets viscous products slide from container surfaces. Used first for packaging, the physical surface treatment reduces product left in bottles and manufacturing vessels, lowering waste and making containers easier to empty, recycle or reuse.
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What Kripa did
Co-invented the liquid-impregnated no-stick surface technology commercialized as LiquiGlide with David Smith.
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Why it matters
MIT reports that LiquiGlide was commercialized in 2012 and used for products including no-stick toothpaste and packaging.
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Living-status check
MIT News identified Varanasi as a professor and named inventor in a July 2024 report, positive current institutional evidence.