The 18-year-old boy invented a bra that discovered breast cancer

Inspired by his mother, who died of the disease, Julian Rios Cantu, a high school student from Mexico, designed a bra to help detect breast cancer early.

Biological sensors on the bra can determine the thermal conductivity by specific regions.

Breast cancer, if detected early, has a very high survival rate. Despite this, many women often ignore the monthly check for early detection. Rios Cantu's solution involves adding technology to the bra most women wear.

Called EVA , the bra uses about 200 biosensors to map breast surfaces and track changes in temperature, size and weight.

Eva bra bra.

Rios Cantu said that biosensors can determine thermal conductivity in specific regions. In some cases, heat may show that blood vessels are concentrated in a place that is most likely a tumor. From there, retrieve data, analyze and send information to an application on the phone or any computer.

Rios Cantu's design brought in a prize of $ 20,000 after surpassing 13 other student entrepreneurs around the world, at the Student Entrepreneur Award (GSEA).