Wonder washing machine 'virtually waterless'

NOTE: NOT TO BE READ BY SHELL BECAUSE IT WILL JUST GO 'OVER HER HEAD' AGAIN !!!

[B]Wonder washing machine 'virtually waterless'[/B]

Designers at the University of Leeds have developed a washing machine which uses just a cup full of water whilst leaving clothes as clean as normal washing.

The technology, which uses plastic granules rather than water, can cut water consumption by 98%.

As an added bonus, clothes come out virtually dry reducing the need for energy-hungry tumble drying.

The university is heralding the device as having the potential to revolutionise laundry, both at home and commercially.

It is already working with major players in the dry-cleaning industry to see if the technology has the potential to replace certain chemical processes - some of which are harmful to the environment.

The process does still require cleaning products - and is more effective with a liquid detergent than washing powder, due to the low level of water used.

The new technology could be on the UK market as early as 2009 and is produced by Xeros, a commercial spin-off of the university.

A typical washing machine uses about 35kg of water for every kg of clothes that are washed - as well as large amounts of energy to heat the water and to dry the clothes afterwards.

With environmental concerns becoming increasingly urgent and water becoming an increasingly scarce resource, there is pressure to reduce the amount of water and energy used for washing clothes.

Bonky , Misha copies and pastes all day long lol, and yes your right it went over my house that one !!!

No Shell, I don't do it all day long but I do copy and paste interesting articles that I see on the internet. I've already explained that and asked why you find this a problem.

[shazzababie]

i dunno about Shell but that one "whooshed" over my head n all !!

boo senses a bit of tension and offers to show everyone her coin collection....

I don't know why talking about some futuristic washing machine should be causing tension - it's usually us women who end up using the damn things so any info on a new type of machine in the making I would have thought would be of interest - I personally found the story really weird mentally trying to picture a cupful of water and a load of plastic granuals getting the weekly wash squeaky clean - bizaare!!!

[QUOTE=Mischa;27299]I don't know why talking about some futuristic washing machine should be causing tension - it's usually us women who end up using the damn things so any info on a new type of machine in the making I would have thought would be of interest - I personally found the story really weird mentally trying to picture a cupful of water and a load of plastic granuals getting the weekly wash squeaky clean - bizaare!!![/QUOTE]

Oh Misha Misha i have this random picture in my head of what you look like when you answer my threads, it resembles Jack Nicholson typing franctically "All work no play makes jack a dull boy"..........whoooohahahaha

Then I think you need to see the doctor 'cos there's something wrong with your imagination if you think I'm a fella

why don't you two just stop replying to each other... it's getting a bit ridiculous and, given that you've only been here a month or less mischa, you're going to alienate yourself from all the people who have known shell a lot longer - she's been a regular here for a long time and ppl will start to take sides if this continues

this forum has gotten far too serious lately... just chill out, all of you

[QUOTE=Bakerboo;27430]why don't you two just stop replying to each other... it's getting a bit ridiculous and, given that you've only been here a month or less mischa, you're going to alienate yourself from all the people who have known shell a lot longer - she's been a regular here for a long time and ppl will start to take sides if this continues

this forum has gotten far too serious lately... just chill out, all of you [/QUOTE]

i cant i need to post at least 2 posts a day to get me into the arcade lol