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空气洗手装置 　　A group of senior students from Zhejiang University have successfully developed an “air hand-washing device.” The device utilizes an infrared ray induction system， which detects the presence of hands. A tap then sprays a light water mist along with a strong gust of air， which the students have proven to be nearly as effective as traditional hand-washing. However， the device uses only 10 percent of the water that regular hand-washing does. 　　Li Qizhang， a member of the team that developed the device， told a reporter that a model of their device has already been installed in a classroom building at the university， and that the results have been satisfactory. The students have set up a company to further promote their product. 　　In 2014， a student named Chen Puyang first came up with the idea while washing his hands in the school cafeteria. Washing hands uses a lot of water， Chen thought. Would it be possible to replace the water with air？ 　　Others may not have given the question a second thought. However， for Chen and Li， who were studying Fluid Mechanics， this constituted a brilliant idea。 　　Soon， Chen， Li and several classmates embarked on the project. The design of the device required knowledge from a variety of different majors， so the RD team eventually came to be composed of seven students from various majors. 　　“We put different kinds of dirt on our hands and washed them with water. It turned out that 95 percent of water is used to flush away the dirt； only 5 percent is used to dissolve it. If we washed with only air， then the dirt on our hands would not dissolve. So we decided to use a fine water spray to complement the air. That way， the dirt is carried away by air and dissolved by water，” explained Li. 　　After a year of research and experimentation， the team came up with a gravity-driven hand-washing device whose reliance on water was minimal. The user stands on a platform in front of the device， which sinks because of the weight of the user.