Washing machine industry set to take a tumble

"Last week, at the Technology World forum in London, TechEye met with the people behind Xeros Ltd. It's fair to say it is a revolutionary system - a washing machine that uses beads to completely and effectively clean clothes without the need for any water at all."

"TechEye can exclusively reveal that a "major washing machine manufacturer" approached Xeros with a considerable sum of money - the idea being to lock the patent away so it never challenged the status quo.

Source. (http://www.techeye.net/business/washing-machine-industry-set-for-a-tumble)