Condoms That Change Color In Contact with STD Win Tech Award
Three British teens from Isaac Newton Academy in London —two 14-year-olds and one 13-year-old—have proposed an idea for a new type of condom that could detect sexually transmitted diseases amongst intimate partners. The proposal won the top prize in the U.K.’s TeenTech Awards.
The young inventors have already reportedly been approached by condom companies. They say of their idea, “We created the S.T.EYE as a new way for STI detection to help the future of the next generation. We wanted to make something that made detecting harmful STIs safer than ever before, so that people can take immediate action in the privacy of their own homes without the often-scary procedures at the doctors. We’ve made sure we’re able to give peace of mind to users and let people act even more responsibly than ever before.”
Read more about: Condom, Female condom, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human behavior, Human papillomavirus, Human sexuality, Isaac Newton Academy in London, Medical technology, Medicine, Penis, Sexology, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted disease, United KingdomThere would be antibodies on the condom that would interact with the antigens of STDs, causing the condom to change colors depending on the disease…For instance, if the condom were exposed to chlamydia, it might glow green — or yellow for herpes, purple for human papilloma virus and blue for syphilis.