Students create nail varnish to detect date rape drugs

A group of students at a US university is creating a nail varnish to detect date rape drugs, which will enable the wearer to detect whether their drink has been spiked just by dipping a finger in it.

The all-male undergraduate team at North Carolina State University is developing the polish which changes colour if it comes into contact with Rohypnol or GHB.

The group called Undercover Colors, made up of Ankesh Madan, Stephen Gray, Tasso Von Windheim, and Tyler Confrey-Maloney, wrote on their Facebook page: "In the U.S., 18% of women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. That's almost one out of every five women in our country.

"We may not know who they are, but these women are not faceless. They are our daughters, they are our girlfriends, and they are our friends.

"Our goal is to invent technologies that empower women to protect themselves from this heinous and quietly pervasive crime.

"We want to shift the fear from the victims to the perpetrators. We are Undercover Colors and we are the first fashion company empowering women to prevent sexual assault."

Bakudaily.Az