Ig Nobel Prize: UVC light sterilizes shoes, kills odor
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- #UVC Light
- #Ig Nobel Prize
- #Shoe Odor
- Two Indian researchers studied how foul-smelling shoes affect the experience of using a shoe rack.
- Their survey of 149 university students revealed that smelly shoes cause embarrassment and are a common issue.
- They identified Kytococcus sedentarius bacteria as the cause of shoe odor and experimented with UVC light to eliminate it.
- A prototype shoe rack with UVC light was developed, which sterilizes shoes in 2–3 minutes without damaging them.
- The research won the Ig Nobel Prize, highlighting the fun and imaginative side of science.
- Other 2023 Ig Nobel winners included studies on painted cows, pizza-loving lizards, and garlic-flavored breast milk.