Can a bra detect breast cancer? This Nigerian entrepreneur thinks so

An aunt ’s death led Kemisola Bolarinwa to develop a wearable device that can pick up Nigeria’s most common cancer much earlierIt was a school competition to build a radio that set Kemisola Bolarinwa on her path to becoming the inventor of a bra that can detect cancer. “My physics teacher brought the idea of coming up with a radio transmitter and a receiver. I started working on it with one of my classmates,” she says.“We went for the competition, and we came second out of the many competitors from other schools. That was when I discovered myself to be an innovator – that was how the passion started.”Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Global development Breast cancer Wearable technology Health Society Nigeria Africa Medical research Science Technology startups Technology sector Business World news Source Type: news