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" Primping before a blind date may be the norm, but thanks to this latest beauty invention, a fresh manicure could potentially save your life. Four college students\u2014Tyler Confrey-Maloney, Stephen Gray, Ankesh Madan, and Tasso Von Windheim&amp;amp;amp;mdashat N.C. State University have created a nail polish that changes color when exposed to date rape drugs. If there seems to be a boom in assault-preventing technology of late, it&amp;#039;s perhaps only because reports of sexual assault are at an all-time high. A study published inThe Washington Post notes that instances of campus sex offenses have risen by as much as 50 percent in just the past three years. What&amp;#039;s worse: In spite of this, college administrations tend to have a history of doing little to nothing to support victims. Though we&amp;#039;re not quite sure yet how the nail polish will work\u2014will we have to stick our fingers in a drink to detect if the drugs are present? If we do consume a drug-laced drink, will the polish change color, and how soon after would it change?\u2014we&amp;#039;re sure these questions and more are being addressed, since the product is still in the prototype stage while it awaits additional funding. And we&amp;#039;ll applaud any development that protects women from such unspeakable violence\u2014especially when rape statistics continue to rise rapidly. MORE: Smart Ways To Stay Safe On Campus Photo Credit: Getty Images Originally Posted on: Elle.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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