The biomedical smart jacket that diagnoses pneumonia using Bluetooth

By Chris Giles, CNN

Updated 1632 GMT (0032 HKT) April 11, 2018

Welcome, to the bleeding-edge of African innovation: VR, 3D printing, AI and the rest. The continent isn't just driving technological change for Africa, but for the world. <strong>Click through</strong> to discover the inventions and innovations coming out of Africa. <br /><br /><strong>Biomedical smart jacket</strong> - Pneumonia is a deadly condition. It's responsible for <a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs331/en/" target="_blank">16% of all deaths of children under five.</a> A main contributing factor to this is slow diagnosis. Ugandan inventor Brian Turyabagye has created a biomedical smart jacket that can diagnose the condition four times faster than a doctor. It's also more accurate. It analyzes the chest and then sends the information via Bluetooth to a smartphone app.
Photos: African innovations that could change the world
Welcome, to the bleeding-edge of African innovation: VR, 3D printing, AI and the rest. The continent isn't just driving technological change for Africa, but for the world. Click through to discover the inventions and innovations coming out of Africa.

Biomedical smart jacket - Pneumonia is a deadly condition. It's responsible for 16% of all deaths of children under five. A main contributing factor to this is slow diagnosis. Ugandan inventor Brian Turyabagye has created a biomedical smart jacket that can diagnose the condition four times faster than a doctor. It's also more accurate. It analyzes the chest and then sends the information via Bluetooth to a smartphone app.
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3D printing is gaining traction in Africa. In 2013, WoeLabs tech hub in Togo made the world's first 3D printer made from e-waste. They want to use the 3D printer to revolutionize Africa. They're starting by putting a machine in every school within 1km of the workshop. Buni Hub is another tech center, based in Tanzania, that is building 3D printers.
Photos: African innovations that could change the world
3D printing – 3D printing is gaining traction in Africa. In 2013, WoeLabs tech hub in Togo made the world's first 3D printer made from e-waste. They want to use the 3D printer to revolutionize Africa. They're starting by putting a machine in every school within 1km of the workshop. Buni Hub is another tech center, based in Tanzania, that is building 3D printers.
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African countries are developing groundbreaking technology for space exploration. Look no further than the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in South Africa which, once completed, is set to be world's largest telescope. It will allow scientists to look many times deeper into space. <br /><br /><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/10/africa/africa-space-race/index.html">Read more</a> about Africa's journeys into space.
Photos: African innovations that could change the world
Africa's space race – African countries are developing groundbreaking technology for space exploration. Look no further than the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in South Africa which, once completed, is set to be world's largest telescope. It will allow scientists to look many times deeper into space.

Read more about Africa's journeys into space.
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