The system developed by Xeros, a spin-off from the University of Leeds, in England uses thousands of tiny nylon beads each measuring a few millimetres across. These are placed inside the smaller of two concentric drums along with the dirty laundry, a squirt of detergent and a little water. As the drums rotate, the water wets the clothes and the detergent gets to work loosening the dirt. Then the nylon beads mop it up... [more]
Source : The Economist
Xeros Washing with thousands of tiny nylon beads without water
