The machine releases nylon polymer beads into a main compartment where laundry is washed.
This process causes the polymer chains in the nylon to separate slightly, making the beads absorbent.
[1] The washing machine’s system is based on Professor Stephen Burkinshaw’s research.
Burkinshaw spent his time at the University of Leeds focusing on the structure of nylon polymer beads.
[1][2] Professor Stephen Burkinshaw and his team of researchers partnered with Xeros Ltd. to commercially produce the waterless washing machines.