Swedish sex toy company Lelo has developed a condom with hexagonal-shaped cells that the company claims will tear less than others on the market.
Hex was designed to tackle the most common consumer complaints about condoms ? that they break, slip and reduce sensation.
Its structural integrity and added grip comes from the addition of a hexagonal webbing, which means the product can withstand more stress than a regular condom, even though it is still made of latex.

"There's a reason why honeycombs are the shape they are, and why snake scales move the way they do," said Filip Sedic, inventor of Hex and founder of Lelo. "It's because hexagons are strong, symmetrical and tessellate perfectly."
"They're nature's go-to shape for anything needing to be at once lightweight, and incredibly strong."
Hex's hexagonal web is raised by 0.01mm on the inside of the condom in order to provide more grip and reduce slippage ? like wet-weather tires.
The company demonstrates Hex's structural advantage on its website by showing it and a regular condom stretched over the rim of a glass.

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Both are then pierced with a needle, and while the regular condom splits, Hex's surface remains more intact, arguably offering more protection.

The tear-resistant webbing in Hex is inspired by new ultra-thin material graphene, which is made up of carbon atoms densely packed into a hexagonal pattern.

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