A group of 13- and 14-year-old students just developed a ?smart? condom that glows in different colors if it detects a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Creators Muaz Nawaz, Daanyaal Ali, and Chirag Shah, from London?s Isaac Newton Academy, wanted to ?make detecting harmful STIs safer than ever before? without invasive testing.
Their invention, cleverly named the S.T.EYE, nabbed them the top health innovation prize at the city?s TeenTech Awards, which are intended to promote science, engineering, and technology in schools. At the competition, groups of kids ranging in age from 11 to 16 attempt to create ?technology to make life better, simpler or easier.?
The condom uses a built-in indicator that changes to a different color depending on the bacteria or infection it detects. The students said it may glow green for chlamydia, yellow for herpes, purple for human papillomavirus, or blue for syphilis.
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