Date rape is a real and serious issue. According to Health Research Funding...

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• 25% of college women report that they survived rape or an attempted rape at some point in their lifetime. 

• 75% of the women who reported a rape while on a college campus were under the age of 25. 

• Up to 90% of college campus rapes occur through date rape incidents. 

• The presence of a bystander during a date rape plan, no matter where the implementation of the plan happens to be, reduces the chances of a completed sexual assault by 44%. 

• Up to 80% of the date rapes that occur when men are perpetrating against women happen when the woman is intoxicated. 

• The highest risk of a date rape occurring to a college woman happens when they voluntarily become intoxicated. 

• Women in sororities are 74% more likely to experience rape than other college women. 

• 84% of the women who reported sexually coercive experiences experienced the incident during their first four semesters on campus. 

• 30% of women who have been raped think about suicide after the incident. 

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To combat date rape, we thought of a solution.

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Each of our products incorporate a sensor that is disguised as a piece of jewelry, which detects the presence of date rape drugs in drinks. The goal of this device to better help prevent date rape in a simple and subtle way. If the device is briefly submerged into liquid, then a message will be sent to the user through various mediums such as a text message over an Apple Watch, Fitbit, etc. on whether the drink is safe. If the substance is contaminated, then the app should notify the user with the specific contaminant and a plan of action. That plan of action could be the notification of the user’s emergency contact, or in more extreme situations, the police. Together, we are trying to empower young women to be safe while having fun.