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Singapore Waterless Washing Machine

by colbert low on November 21st, 2005

With water prices going up everywhere ( imminent in Malaysia) and humans becoming impatient, it was only reasonable to find someone designing a washing machine that does not need water and only uses negative ions, compressed air and deodorants to clean clothes. Now that’s a quick wash-and-wear concept and I get to blog more and even go jogging. Thanks to Wendy and Chua for making washing laundry a faster chore.

A waterless washing machine that removes stains from garments in a few minutes has been developed at the National University of Singapore, the facility said on Wednesday. The appliance uses negative ions, compressed air and deodorants to clean clothes. Industrial design students Wendy Chua, 21, and Gabriel Tan, 23, said they were inspired by the technology in air purifiers, which uses negative ions to clump dirt and bacteria, making it easier for the particles to be sucked out. The ions are a natural cleaning agent.

Update : 24 Nov 2005
Wow. Its nice to be on Yahoo News albeit a wrong spelling of our website. I have sent an email to Gizmodo on this.

Some pics of the winners from Electrolux website - Wendy Chua and Gabriel Tan

Singapore Waterless Washing Machine

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