No room to hang out? Try microwaves.For consumers lacking the space or ambition to hang up their laundry to dry, mechanical clothes dryers are a must. Now, the appliance industry and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI EPRI Electric Power Research Institute EPRI European Parliaments Research Initiatives ) have joined forces to develop a machine that dries garments with microwaves instead of hot air. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. John Kesselring, senior project manager at EPRI, the proposed appliance will dry clothing faster, more gently, and more efficiently than electric or gas-powered dryers. Instead of heating the entire garment, the microwaves selectively zap the water in damp clothing, Kesselring says. Conventional dryers can overstress o·ver·stress tr.v. o·ver·stressed, o·ver·stress·ing, o·ver·stress·es 1. To place too much emphasis on. 2. To subject to excessive physical or emotional stress. 3. and weaken fabrics in the course of heating them with hot air, he adds. EPRI plans to field-test commercial and residential versions of the new dryer next year. The U.S. Public Health Service Center for Devices and Radiological Health The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is the branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration responsible for the premarket approval of all medical devices, as well as overseeing the manufacturing, performance and safety of these devices. will evaluate the EPRI design to make sure it protects consumers from possible exposure to microwaves. |
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