How smelly shoes inspired India's Ig Nobel prize-winning study

They saw "smelly shoes as an opportunity for re-designing the traditional ... For the experiment, the researchers used shoes ...
Shortlist

Your trainers stink — but this prototype rack could cure smelly shoes for good

It turns out the culprit is a charming little bacterium called Kytococcus sedentarius, which thrives in the warm, sweaty, ...
The San Bernardino Sun

It’s time to put our stinky foot down

John Weeks is on special assignment. This column originally appeared in 2005. We’ve driven smokers out of our buildings. We’ve exiled them, reviled them, thrust them from our midst. The next group to ...
The Sun

Women are making hundreds of pounds by selling their old, well-worn shoes on eBay – as they’re snapped up by FOOT lovers

Savvy sellers are listing knackered pumps, heels and sandals on the auction website for upwards of £50 WOMEN are cashing in on a bizarre trend that sees them flog old, well-worn shoes online. The ...