Could we really have a near-waterless washing machine? Well, the Xeros Technology Group has signed a deal with Indian appliances group IFB Industries to manufacture domestic washing machines using Xeros water-saving XOrb and XDrum technologies. XOrbs are recyclable...

Cleaning airliners is a crucial part of air travel. It makes the flight far more pleasant for passengers who spend several hours in a relatively crowded, confined space and it's important for passengers' health to remove rubbish and clean dirty surfaces that might...

We all do a quick hoover regularly, and if we’re feeling very virtuous, we might even move the furniture. But vacuuming on its own just isn’t enough to remove deep down dirt that’s embedded within the carpet pile. Inevitably, over time, the dirt build-up will weigh...

Who’d have thought it, but almost unbelievably spring cleaning could help us to lose weight and tone up according to fitness experts. In fact, recent research by Vivotion.com has shown just how much fitness can be helped by doing regular household chores. So which...

So, we’ve compared the opinions of cleaners and environmentalists on some of the crucial cleaning questions of the day – of course you must make up your own mind! Here we go: Q: How many bath towels should a household have and how often should you wash them? A:...

It seems that we are living in an era of increased anxiety, where concerns for our health, safety, relationships, politics and finances is mixed up with uncertainty and an increasing struggle to cope with the pressures of modern life. It’s as if the more chaotic the...

By using new photonics technology (the technology of generating, controlling and detecting photons, or particles of light), a team of European scientists from Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the UK has developed the first fluid-repellent, antibacterial metal surface...

You’ve probably heard of ocean garbage patches - huge floating rubbish dumps formed by rotating ocean currents that pull marine debris like litter, fishing gear and plastic into one location in the sea. The most well-known of these – the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -...

A quick look would probably show that most of us have plenty of different cleaning products from toilet cleaner, to bleach, to vinegar, to kitchen and bathroom cleaner and everything in between stashed under the sink. And, as they all do much the same fundamental job...