Oncological screenings came to a sudden halt during the pandemic. How can this situation be remedied?
The two students at the Galileo Ferraris School in Naples, coordinated by Prof. Agata Aurilio, addressed the issue from the point of view of women, concentrating on breast cancer prevention. Collaborating remotely, they designed an e-glove that women can use for an initial self-diagnosis. The prototype was developed with an Arduino One chipset. The glove is equipped with five piezoelectric sensors, a display, and LEDs and comes with support materials (textile glove, microcontroller box and circuit). Sensors identify discontinuities in breast tissue and alert to the presence of nodes by lighting the red LED. The two young women on the team are now enrolled in a university programme in biomedical engineering.
Project "Electronic Skin" won the “Working World Insertion” Catefoyr at the tenth edition of the Global Junior Challenge, the international competition that selects the most innovative projects that employ new technology for education and the future of youth [see news: #GJC2021 Winners]. The tenth edition, developed in collaboration with the Centro Studi Erickson and the patronage of the City of Rome, is dedicated to projects that brought together innovation and quality education with inclusion during the health emergency, actively involving families and the entire educational community, too.
At the end of the awards ceremony (Campidoglio, Dec. 17), the professor was interviewed by Alberta Testa.
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- Press Note
- Programme
- Videomessagge by Giorgio Parisi, Noble Prize for Physics
- Alfonso Molina’s Presentation
- Project Profile
- Stories
- Notes and Curiosities
- 10 Years
- Photo Gallery: Day 1 | Day 2| Day 3
