A group of 13 and 14 year olds has devised a condom that glows in the dark and changes color if the wearer is suffering from sexually transmitted infection. Muaz Nawaz, Daanyaal Ali and Chirag Shah, from the Isaac Newton Academy in London, has made the ‘S.T.EYE.’ and submitted it to the TeenTech Awards and grabbed first position in the health innovation category.

The competition is intended to push 11 to 16 year olds to create ‘technology to make life better, simpler or easier’. A top prize of NZ$2280 and a trip to Buckingham Palace has been awarded in the competition.

As per reports, when the condom is worn, molecules in it are attracted to the bacteria of STIs and therefore the sheath glows and provides diagnosis without making use of invasive measures. The students wanted to make diagnosis of harmful STIs safer than before. They said the condom glows yellow for herpes, green for chlamydia, purple for human papillomavirus, and blue for syphilis.

According to 14-year-old Ali, "We've made sure we're able to give peace of mind to users and make sure people can be even more responsible than ever before". At present, the condom devised by teenagers is in the concept stage; however, it may become a tangible product in next to no time.

A condom manufacturer has contacted them after they won the award. The manufacturer is impressed by their drive to deal with a sensitive issue. The idea could play a role in fighting STDs.