A WATERLESS super loo was revealed today as one of three products invented in Oxfordshire that could join innovative ideas on show in the Millennium Dome.

The Waterless urinal system won Millennium Products status in the latest round of judging by the Design Council.

The coveted award was also made to two other ingenious devices - a laryngoscope for medically examining vocal chords, and an environmental monitor that measures conditions that cause damage to items on display in museums.

Waterless UK, of Bladon Close, Oxford, has pioneered the environmentally friendly urinal which remains clean and odourless and collects all sediment so that limescale does not accumulate.

The McCoy Laryngoscope is made by medical firm Penlon, of Radley Road, Abingdon. It makes the business of inserting tracheal tubes easier. The 764 Environmental Monitor is made by Littlemore Scientific Engineering Company, of Littlemore.

It keeps an automatic eye on the four enemies of museum exhibits - ultraviolet radiation, light, humidity and temperature.

Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers officially announced the winners in the third tranche of the Millennium Products search today.

Millennium Products are innovative inventions that are already on the market.

Selection of a product at this stage means that the item is on the shortlist for possible inclusion in the Millennium Dome.

Government ministers Derek Fatchett and John Battle will host a meeting of Millennium Products selected companies on Thursday.

Story date: Monday 19 April

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