of students invent a straw to fight rape

Three young Americans have developed a smart straw capable of detecting whether a drug used for rape has been incorporated into a glass. Smart Straws should soon be launched on Kickstarter.

Smart Straws, from jewel to straw

There is no age to invent. This could undoubtedly be the lesson to be learned from the project initiated by three American high school girls. Susana Cappello, Victoria Roca and Carolina Baigorri, three young schoolgirls schooled in Miami invented a straw capable of detecting whether a dangerous substance has been added to a glass. At 17, they imagined the concept in a course on entrepreneurship.

Smart Straws, this smart straw turns blue if a drug is added to a beverage whether alcoholic or not. Among the substances that will be automatically detected are including rohypnol, ketamine or GHB. If any of them are present, the straw will turn blue. These often odorless, colorless and flavorless drugs represent a real danger for young people, especially college students, according to young women. Originally, they thought of integrating it into a piece of jewelry, but the scientific departments of their school told them that the solution would be complicated to implement. They then looked for an alternative and the straw quickly became obvious.

smart health connected objects against rape

It is far from the first smart health smart health connected object imagined to detect rape drugs. We told you about it a few days ago on the occasion of our topic on smart health connected nails with Undercover Colors. The ability to analyze sensors in real time represents real security potential. However, most projects appear to have difficulty moving from the prototype stage to the market. It is difficult to know if it is enough from a lack of conviction on the part of investors or from the real feasibility of an object of this type. Perhaps the solution could be based more on alert systems like Athena, which allows immediate relatives to be alerted in the event of an attack. However, these assume that the victim is able to react, which is not always the case.

Currently, the goal of the three designers is to patent their concept, but they should soon launch it on the market. At first, they will Review it in bars and parties in Miami. Then, an operation will be launched on Kickstarter in order to raise funds to be able to market Smart Straws. Difficult therefore to estimate a date of arrival on the market, all the more so since they will continue their studies while developing the project.

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