Gadget stamps out foot odor
讓臭鞋清新如雛菊(圖)

If the stench from your footwear regularly kicks up a stink with your other half, then this could be the solution to your relationship woes. Scientists claim to have invented a device which can eradicate foul smells from shoes, leaving them as fresh as a daisy in minutes, the Daily Mail of London reported. It works by using ultraviolet light to sterilize the bacteria which cause the offensive odors in footwear. The electrical gadget, which looks like a shoe tree, is simply slipped into the shoe and turned on at the mains before blitzing the smell away. It is said to kill 99.9% of bacteria in just 45 minutes.(See photo)

據英國《每日郵報》報道，如果你的愛人不堪忍受你的腳臭，那這項發明極有可能改善你們的關系。科學家日前宣布，一種新發明可以消除鞋臭，在短時間內讓鞋內的氣味清新如雛菊。這種裝置原理是利用紫外線殺除導致鞋臭的菌類。只需將這個像鞋撐子的電子設備插入鞋中，通電，就能在45分鐘內殺滅99.9%的細菌，給鞋除臭。(見圖)