Saw a story on the news last week about a marvelous new washing machine from Xeros Corporation. I probably wouldn’t have paid as much attention, except that I thought they said Xerox, and as an old copier tech that made my ears perk up. But no, the announcer said Xeros with an S.
The Xeros system uses thousands of tiny plastic beads – over a million in their commercial washers – to rub, beat, and agitate the clothes, which means they need much less soap and less (and cooler) water to get clothes clean. Xeros has proven this “new” technology for several years in commercial washers in the UK , and is now moving into the home appliance market.
It strikes me that this new and wonderful technological breakthrough they are touting really isn’t all that new. Never mind the rub boards our grandmothers used, almost since clothes were invented, women were carrying them down to the river and beating them on rocks.
No comments:
Post a Comment