A 14 years old and a 13 years old British teens have won the top prize in the U.K.’s
TeenTech Awards.
The teens, who is 14-year-olds and another 13-year-old proposed an
idea for a new type of condom that could detect sexually transmitted diseases
amongst intimate partners.
The condoms will have antibodies on them 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.
The proposal enabled the trio to win the top prize in the
U.K.’s TeenTech Awards, and they have already reportedly been approached by
condom companies.
However, there are some imperfections. It is unclear whether
the STIs would be detected in just the user’s partner or also the user as well.
In addition, there’s the awkward question of what would
happen if the condom came into contact with two or more STDs—not to mention the
logistical difficulties of figuring out a way to determine the color with
sufficient opportunity to make use of those findings.
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