Can 11 designers reinvent the condom?

The Gates Foundation wants to prioritise condom innovation and is offering $1m funding for each selected design project. Zoe Cormier looks at some of the prototypes being tested.

CONDOMS are the only form of contraceptive that protect against both HIV and pregnancy: humanity cannot do without them.

But there are problems: while condoms are 98% effective when used correctly, they are hugely unpopular — worn by an estimated 5% of men.