ART MATTERS

Dyson recently launched the Dyson Airblade? hand dryer. It blows a line of unheated air at 400 miles per hour to wipe water from hands, drying them much faster than conventional heated-air hand dyers and using up to 83 percent less energy. A HEPA filter removes 99.9 percent of bacteria and mold from the intake air, ensuring that hands are dried with clean air. The Airblade will be available in the United Kingdom and Ireland starting in late November 2006, with greater international availability planned for the future.