Many have experienced the pain of purchasing new clothes, only to have them shrink in the dryer after a single wash.

Now, a new innovation claims to be cheaper, faster and more energy-efficient than the traditional machines has scrapped the use of heat from its design.

Instead, this ultrasonic dryer uses electric devices that create high-pitched sounds so intense they shake wet clothes dry - and in just 20 to 30 minutes.

The ultrasonic dryer uses electric devices that create high-pitched sounds so intense they shake wet clothes dry - and in just 20 to 30 minutes.

Ayyoub Momen, a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, collaborated with General Electric to produce this cutting-edge house hold necessity.

'Evaporating water with heating elements, [like] commercial dryers do, is energy-intensive no matter how you design it,' Momen, a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, told CNNMoney.

'The ultrasonic concept is, 'just displacing the water with a low-energy, high-frequency vibration.'

According to the US Department of Energy, ultrasonic dryers could save consumers up to $900 million over the course of 10 years.

And manufacturing the machines would also create 6,350 jobs in the nation.

Momen expects his ultrasonic dryer will cost consumers about $500 and cut down the nation's spending by $9 billion.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
This ultrasonic dryer uses electric devices that create high-pitched sounds so intense it shakes wet clothes dry -- and in just 20 to 30 minutes.

The water is transformed into a mist and trapped in a little tank that can be drained at any time.

And without heat, clothes will not be susceptible to wear and tear in the tumblers and there is also no fading with his machine or lint build up.

The existing prototype uses a silver-dollar sized transducer and is said to dry wet fabric in just 20 seconds – and neither the transducer or fabric will become hot like in conventional dryers.

It is also three to five times more energy efficient than those on the market and is able to dry a complete load in just 20 to 30 minutes – compared to the 45 minutes to an hour with the standard

A new innovation claims to be cheaper, faster and more energy-efficient than the traditional machines has scrapped the use of heat from its design.

Unlike the standard, Momen has harnessed the power of piezoelectric transducers, which convert electric charges into energy.

These new aged dryers create a sound so high-pitched that a dog is unable to hear it, which in turn causes intense vibrations that shake the water from just washed clothes.

The water from the garments is then transformed into a mist and trapped in a little tank that can be drained at any time.

Momen gathered inspiration from ultrasonic humidifiers that use similar high-seep vibrations to turn water into steam.

The existing dryer prototype uses a silver-dollar sized transducer and is said to dry wet fabric in just 20 seconds – and neither the transducer or fabric will become hot like in conventional dryers.

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It is also three to five times more energy efficient than those on the market and is able to dry a complete load in just 20 to 30 minutes – compared to the 45 minutes to an hour with the standard.

And without heat, clothes will not be susceptible to wear and tear in the tumblers, Momen said – there is also no fading with his machine or lint build up.

Momen believes it will take about five years to complete the ultrasonic dryer and although he estimates $500 for each unit, says General Electric will ultimately set the cost.

Unlike the standard, Momen has harnessed the power of piezoelectric transducers, which convert electric charges into energy. These new aged dryers create a sound so high-pitched that a dog is unable to hear it, which in turn causes intense vibrations that shake the water from just washed clothes.

Another innovation on Kickstarter has transformed the dryer into a small machine that uses ''heat and ventilation to dry clothes in one minute' where all water is evaporated through the holes in just one minute.

Called Dry-Go, this 400 gram device is covered with an A3 sheet of paper and plates designed with resistance heating elements.

Users place their wet garment between the two plates and the heat causes the water to evaporate.

There are small holes placed across the surface of the plates that allows the water vapor to rise and escape.

By Stacy Liberatore

Source: Dailymail.com