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A Reason to Air Dirty Laundry

Posted March 14, 2008 8:45 AM

Doing the laundry is not usually anyone's favorite task. And it may become a thing of the past if researchers at Monash University, in Victoria, Australia, are successful in their efforts. They have developed a way to coat fibers with titanium dioxide nanocrystals that are capable of breaking down food and dirt when exposed to sunlight. Natural fibers, such as wool, that have been treated with the crystals have been found to automatically shed food and grime when worn out in the sun.

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03/14/2008 10:56 AM

chemicals is not always the answer. heck, few years down the road, it may be discovered that it makes you sterile.

frankly, giving the choice, I love the smell of laundry that was dryed on a clothes line outside.

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03/14/2008 5:56 PM

The same is being done for glass. As I understand the titanium dioxide breaks down the organic compounds that cause the dirt to stick. Wind and rain will now easily remove the dirt from the glass. As with the glass you will still need to wash your clothes. Any debris that will not let the light pass thru it will keep the titanium coating from breaking down the organic compounds.

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03/17/2008 6:18 AM

I bought some lemon curd quite a few years back and on the ingredients list was titanium dioxide. It is obviously a useful substance.

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03/17/2008 8:32 AM

Interesting, but no substitute for the laundry. I don't fancy wearing a wine-stained shirt for 2+ days (20 hrs to disappear) of bright sunshine to remove the stain. Nor even 2+ hours in the case of coffee. Plus, as with solar energy, it is driven by the availability of bright sunshine - problematic in some places all the time, and in all places some of the time. So, close, but no...

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