The Dyson Airblade is a model of electric hand dryer made by the Wiltshire, UK based company Dyson. It was introduced in the UK in 2006 and in the United States in latter part of 2007. Instead of using a wide jet of heated air, it uses a layer of unheated air traveling at around 400 miles per hour. The Dyson Airblade is reported by its manufacturer to dry hands in 10 seconds and use less electricity than conventional hand dryers.
The first commercially available high speed, horizontal wiping air dryer was the Mitsubishi Jet Towel, invented in 1993 and available in the United States since 2005. There are several technical distinctions between such dryers, such as airspeed, water containment, energy efficiency, use of heat, type of filter, motor lifespan and power usage.
Since its release, the Dyson Airblade has won several awards including the Best Overall Product at Interbuild 2007 and Best workplace product innovation.
The same technology is used by Dyson in the Air Multiplier fan to create a cooling air stream for personal comfort.
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“It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.”
—Freeman Dyson (b. 1923)