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Condom that changes colour if it detects STIs wins award

The S.T.EYE is a condom that changes colour when it detects sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

LONDON, UK: A team of teenage inventors have revealed a condom capable of changing colour when it comes into contact with STIs.

The prescient prophylactic has a built-in indicator that alters its colour depending on what infection it picks up. It was revealed at the TeenTech Awards in London where it won the health category.

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