Anti-garbage with shells 'bottles' of edible water

To solve the problem of increasing plastic waste around the world, a group of designers invented a type of water "bottle" that can be eaten from algae.

Ooho: 'Bottle' water in the future

The special "bottle" of water is actually edible algae balls called Ooho . They can be produced in different sizes, helping to protect the liquid in a hygienic way and are very cheap, only 0.02 USD / unit.

Ooho "water bottle" is a double membrane that uses an extract from edible brown algae.(Photo: Daily Mail)

Ooho water bottle design has just been awarded at the 2nd annual Lexus Design Award design competition in the US in 2014.

The representative of the patent group explained: "The liquid forms droplets due to surface tension. They are completely or almost completely bound by free surfaces. Ooho reproduces this behavior, surrounding the water a thin film of algae that is edible, this is a new way of packing, replacing the plastic bottle that harms Earth. "

Ooho ball can be made into many different shapes, protecting liquid in a sanitary way.(Photo: Daily Mail)

The Ooho sphere is a double gelatin membrane produced from calcium chloride and sodium alginate, extracted in brown algae. It was created using a technique to turn liquid into gel by adding an edible gel.

According to the inventor group, product labels can be added between 2 Ooho's membranes without adhesion. These labels are also edible if produced from rice.

However, Ooho has a pretty big minus point that they won't be able to be placed in our bags or bags because they can easily be broken, which will be quite inconvenient in storing and carrying. follow people.

To be able to create Ooho masses, producers will freeze the water into ice globules then pour the liquid at the membrane covering the sphere. When the ice cubes melt, the membrane will solidify and we have a complete sphere of water. It is known that the cost to create an Ooho block only takes about 433 Vietnam dong.

This is a revolutionary step to minimize the number of giant plastic bottles we are using today. The impact that Ooho can bring is extremely valuable, the earth's environment will be much better than today and open a way to help the earth we live in is getting better.

Currently, Skipping Rocks Lab has been approved by the European Union a large grant for research and development of this great project. Hopefully, Ooho can create mass production at a low cost to completely replace existing plastic water bottles.