Technologies of the future that will change the world in the next years
Bio-refrigerators:
In a valiant effort to rethink the ubiquitous refrigerator — which has seen few design changes since the invention of freon fridges in the 1930’s — Russian designer Yuriy Dmitriev has unveiled a fresh-looking, gel-filled appliance of the future. His Bio Robot Refrigerator utilizes a special gel-like substance that suspends and cools food once inserted. Dmitriev’s design was a finalist in the Electrolux Design Lab competition, which challenges entrants with the task of redesigning modern appliances for the future.
The Bio Robot Refrigerator mounts on a wall — Dmitriev points out it can be mounted horizontally, vertically or even on the ceiling. The fridge does not have a motor or other traditional technology like most refrigerators, — the gel does all the work — so, 90% of the appliance is actual usable space. To use the fridge you basically shove food into it’s biopolymer gel — which has no odor and is not sticky — and it is suspended and cooled until you need it again.
There are no shelves, compartments and doors – you just put food in the gel.
The idea was proposed by Yuri Dmitriev for the Electrolux Design Lab.
The refrigerator uses only 8 percent of the household’s energy, energy for the control panel and does not need energy for actual cooling.
The biopolymer gel of the refrigerator uses light generated at a cold temperature to store the products.
The gel itself is odorless and not sticky, and the refrigerator can be installed on the wall or on the ceiling.
