University of Florida researchers have developed a compound that forces clothes in the spin cycle to shed 20% more water than they normally would, which could lead to savings in energy and time spent doing laundry. The results of the research, sponsored by Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Co., could find its way into products in five years or so, said Daniel Carter, a doctoral candidate in chemical engineering and one of the inventors. “The chemicals that we use are the same things...