MIT's AquaFresco relies on the simple fact that laundry just isn't usually that dirty.
Recycling gray water is neat, but what if you didn't—literally—end up flushing it down the toilet? What if, instead, your washing machine could clean and recycle up to 95% of its own water on-the-fly? That would be pretty impressive. And that's exactly what AquaFresco's machine does.