A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
The Swash will revolutionize the way we do laundry in the future.
Whirlpool has recently unveiled a new machine known as the Swash that offers an alternative for people who are tired of “washing, drying, steaming, ironing and dry-cleaning” to get their clothes clean.
Continue reading… “Whirlpool unveils the future of laundry”
Luna Wash
It doesn’t matter if you live in a sprawling mansion or a tiny apartment, one thing is for sure, you know laundry day will be a long and laborious task. But a new concept washing machine, developed for this year’s Electrolux Design Challenge, aims to change that. This is the Luna Wash, the in-hamper washing machine.
Continue reading… “Luna Wash cleans dirty clothes right in the hamper”
The Orbit
New technology can make life’s most tedious tasks more interesting. Take laundry, for example. The Orbit is a waterless washing machine, which levitates your clothes and scrub them clean with dry ice in a matter of minutes.
Continue reading… “Orbit – waterless washing machine uses levitation and dry ice to clean laundry”
A space laundry machine designed by UMPQUA (left) and Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the Moon (right).
What if you could put dirty clothes into a washing machine, leave, and only coming back once the freshly cleaned clothes have been dried out by microwaves. That out-of-this-world-laundry concept could someday become a reality for astronauts and space explorers headed for the moon, asteroids or Mars.
Continue reading… “NASA plans first space washing machine that could microwave laundry”
Ever thought your relationship with your laundry machines would be just perfect if only they were a bit more chatty? Welcome to life at Wheelock College, where the washer and dryer not only do laundry, they text and e-mail. Continue reading… “College’s Wired Laundry Room”
Researchers at Australia’s Monash University have come up with a nanoparticle coating that could make self-cleaning clothes a reality.
Continue reading… “Self-Cleaning Clothes”
Because Japanese homes are typically small, you’ll seldom find a dryer accompanying the family washing machine, thus resulting in a sea of clothesline-dried laundry covering entire neighborhoods. The archaic practice of drying one’s clothes outside–even in the winter, rain and during pollen season–makes even less sense in the technology forward confines of Japan.
Continue reading… “Japanese Fast Dehydrator Takes Laundry Back To The Future”
