Concept Washing Machine Doesn’t Use Soap Or Water [Pics]

Orbit uses a jet of solid CO2 to clean clothes and the drum levitates thanks to a liquid nitrogen superconductor.

Emma Hutchings Emma Hutchings on June 27, 2012.

Designer Elie Ahovi’s concept washing machine of the future uses a jet of solid CO2 to remove dirt from clothes instead of soap or water. ‘Orbit‘ offers an innovation in how we clean clothes, using a new design and materials. It features a spherical drum, which floats and spins using magnetic levitation caused by the device’s liquid nitrogen superconductor. It is self-sufficient, produces no noise, and washes clothes in just a few minutes. Click through to see pictures of the washing machine design:

Orbit