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Dr. Gibbson
 
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08/01/2014
The sensor will monitor your sleep patterns and bedroom environment to help ensure the best sleep possible. The system will be made up of two main components. The globe-shaped sensor will monitor the bedroom ambiance, gathering information on the room's levels of noise, light, temperature, humidity and air particulates, while another sensor will attach to your pillow to track sleep behavior. The first sensor will glow green when the environment is well-suited for sleeping, and will...
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JB
 
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A wrist-worn device will be made of polished stainless steel and will be comfortable and lightweight. It will encourage the body to produce melatonin - the hormone that encourages good sleep.
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Dr. Gibbson
 
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06/22/2011
An 'insomnia cap' is supposed to help insomniacs sleep by lowering the temperature of the brain. Increased metabolism in the frontal cortex of the brain is associated with insomnia; by cooling that area of the brain the metabolism is reduced. The idea is to create a special cap that will cool the cortex with tubes of circulating water. The insomniacs will not only fall asleep faster than the non-insomniac people, they also will stay asleep for 89 percent of the time.
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Patrik
 
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Why not create a nightshirt able to monitor breathing patterns to determine the wearer's stages of sleep? Usually people who suffer from sleep apnea and other disorders must spend the night in a lab hooked up to an array of sensors in order to study their sleep patterns. The new will be much simpler, as well as more comfortable to use, and will be based on the idea that sleep patterns can be detected by monitoring only respiration. The shirt will be embedded with electronics in the...
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Amanda
 
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My idea is to create a sleeping mask which not only blocks out the light but also wakes the wearer with a programmable sunrise. Sounds really cool :) An LED substrate sewn into the inside of the mask will make the magic happen. It will begin its glow about a half hour before the user chosen waking time.