Talk about smartness –– that's exactly what describes the amazing new Bio-Robot refrigerator developed by a Russian student Yuriy Dmitriev. This refrigerator supposedly uses a biopolymer gel through luminescence to keep the food cool, and uses practically no energy, except for that required for its little control pad.

The Electrolux Design Lab, which holds a competition every year to create innovative home appliances, introduced a special theme this year, to encourage budding developers to create home appliances that would be fit for the year 2050; taking up less space and use less energy, and at the same time, appeal the eyes too.

Among the best designs developed was a single green door that stood out –– Dmitriev's own creation. The device doesn't even vaguely resemble the refrigerators we own today; it's just a simple door filled with lime green gel, holding bubbles with food entrapped inside. The green gel in this 'refrigerator' encapsulates the food and keeps it cool.

What's even more amazing about this refrigerator is that it is 4 times smaller than a normal refrigerator, less wide, and doesn't hum. Infact, it closely resembles something out of a science-fiction movie, where all you'll have to do is put your hands through the lime-green, odorless and non-sticky gel, grab your food, and eat it straight!

This 'door' can be practically placed anywhere and everywhere, either horizontally or vertically, and best of all, it looks super cool!

Praises aside, this was the product that managed to catch everyone's attention, to which the Electrolux design director Lars Erickson commented that we'll probably be needing more such eye-appealing products and appliances in the future, since we won't really have the space to hide them.

Looks like a lot is coming up in store for us in this year's Electrolux contest (theme: Intelligent Mobility)  too.