Welcome to IED - Period 1
The (Almost) Waterless Washing MachineYou probably don't think about this every time you separate your whites, but the U.S. uses more than 330 billion gal. of water on laundry each year, according to the British firm Xeros Ltd. The company is developing a machine that draws cleaning power from reusable, stain-absorbing nylon beads, requiring much less water — as much as 90% less — than a normal washing machine. Read more?
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Eggo Washing MachineWhen Brazilian household appliances company Brastemp was drawing up plans for a washing machine specifically made to handle clothes that require more attentive washing (such as swimwear, lingerie and baby clothes) they again called on designer Jun Nakao (a fashion design professor whose last project we featured here) to help conceive a design Read more?
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Make an Impact Project
Water DawgsMembers: Alan, Natalie, & Sadler.
A system placed in industrial smoke stacks to recycle wasted steam for purification and later re-usage. I-ShowerMembers: Kwasa, McKinlay & Ty
The I-Shower is an innovation to how modern people take showers. It includes: motion sensor, radio/music player, and a keypad to control water pressure and usage. Also, the I-Shower heats up faster for a shorter shower. Flying Aces Engineering CompanyMembers: Alex D., Alex R. & Nick C.
Our project is a water barrel using "free" gravity and "free" rain water to supplement your watering of plants and garden in these times of drought. Blue ThunderMembers: Noah, Joel & Connor
In the search to conserve water came an Aerator 200X. The Aerator 200X fits on your hose and decreases water usage through a pioneering process that is easy to use at home or work |
Hydro-Dynamic WondersMembers: Kevyn, Luciano, Chris, and Bobby
A system placed in industrial smoke stacks to recycle wasted steam for purification and later re-usage. The SheshkabobsMembers: Katherine, Zach, and Peyton
This ecology inspired design is a space and water saving toilet-sink combination that uses the water from the sink to fill the toilet tank to conserve water Dangerous Divas Inc.
Members: Zack C., Hunter T. & Parker H.
The project is extremely behind schedule. Homework and after school work is required. |