Scientists have come up with a washing machine that can detect pink shirt disasters and clothes that shrink in a wash that is too hot.
The new model will not only warn users of rogue red socks – it will also pick up information encoded into clothing tags and stop the machine if it is on too hot.
The tags, the size of a grain of rice, are on trial at retailers such as Gap and Benetton as a new method of stock control and could be all over the high street next year.
A spokesman from makers Electrolux said: “This is not just a dream in a laboratory. We have the technology and could have these machines on the market in a year and a half if we get the signal that the clothes companies are ready.”
>From the Daily Record
