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14/02/2014
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Efforts to produce better materials and women are desired goals , including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Condoms : an international day just for them Photo: Reproduction
NEW YORK - Fifteen billion condoms are made each year but are not so popular , even in the International Condom Day , celebrated this Thursday, February 13th . Build a better condom is the goal of researchers in laboratories around the world , like Bill Gates , whose foundation is supporting some of these efforts with donations of US$ 100 thousand, and the promise of up to US$ 1 million if the first tests are good according to the website of the magazine " the Economist " .
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is interested in condoms for the same reasons we do. Not only to prevent unwanted pregnancies , but to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, particularly HIV . So far , 11 proposals were chosen from 812 , and the second phase is already underway , with priority to those used by women . The result will be announced in May .
One of the most intriguing approach to building a better reinforcing latex condoms is that in modern condoms are made from graphene. This material composed of atoms -thick sheets of carbon , is one of the most well-known strengths and its thickness ( or rather , lack thereof ) and strength make it an obvious starting point for something that is supposed to be permeable to pleasure, but not for anything else . Collagen is another raw material that can be used by manufacturers . Or polymers that mimic the feel of bare skin .
Although mortality rates from AIDS are falling , thanks to the wide availability of antiretroviral drugs , HIV is still spreading . In the absence of abstinence, or full fidelity , condoms are the best way to fight the disease . And any condom should be welcome.
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