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Three students in Britain have won an award for their idea of a condom which would change colour in the presence of disease-causing micro-organisms such as syphilis, herpes virus, HPV, or chlamydia — STIs or Sexually Transmitted Infections. Antibodies in the rubber would link to the organisms' surfaces, leading to the appearance of a distinct colour which would indicate what pathogen was present.
http://techxplore.com/news/2015-06-uk-youths-color-changing-condom-stis.html
Here is an idea: condoms that change color when they come in contact with STIs. That is the idea from three students in the UK attending the Isaac Newton Academy in Ilford. They developed their idea into a contest entry and they won in the "Healthcare Category" in the Teen Tech Awards. Their concept is called "S.T.EYE."
Daily Mail and other sites this week reported that the material turns green if in the presence of chlamydia. Yellow indicates herpes. Purple indicates HPV (human papillomavirus) and blue, syphilis.
The three inventors are 13-to-14 year olds. Daanyaal Ali, Chirag Shah, and Muaz Nawaz hoped their invention can help the future of the next generation. Their prize includes cash and a trip to Buckingham Palace.
In a report from BBC Newsbeat, Daanyaal said that "Once the [bodily] fluids come into contact with the latex, if the person does have some sort of STI, it will cause a reaction through antibodies and antigens hanging on to each other, which triggers an antibody reaction causing a color change."
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 19 2015, @05:46AM
I remember when this news came out a couple of months ago. As far as I could tell there is no actual technical design work. It is all just an idea for something that would be cool if someone else figured out how to make it work. Might as well just wish for an app for your phone that lets you take a picture of someone and find out what STI's they have.
(Score: 2) by davester666 on Saturday September 19 2015, @07:26AM
If they actually brought the invention into school, they would be arrested for corrupting minors, indecent behaviour and child endangerment.
(Score: 4, Funny) by davester666 on Saturday September 19 2015, @07:33AM
Oops, sorry, that would only happen if they were in one of those hick states like Arkansas or Texas.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Saturday September 19 2015, @03:22PM
a condom that looks like a clock!
Yeah... that's the ticket! :)
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(Score: 3, Funny) by penguinoid on Saturday September 19 2015, @04:10PM
Would you like me to give you a free STD test?
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