Scientists in China announced this week that they've successfully made five clones of a gene-edited monkey to aid in researching a number of conditions relating to circadian rhythms. The idea is that having a group of five genetically identical monke...
Light tables aren’t just for architects and animators. A light table can be used virtually by anyone to add a different dimension to their room lighting. Where most room lights are wall or ceiling mounted with usually a point source casting light downwards, the Monai is a diffused surface light that throws a warm glow upwards.
The light inside Monai isn’t just some ordinary light. Monai boasts of illumination that matches daylight. Known to be healthier for our eyesight than artificial lighting, the Monai also comes with an ability to dim its lights at night, therefore mimicking the sun and moon. This has proven to boost our attention during daytime and to induce a state of relaxation after sundown. The light table can also be detached from its legs and kept at your bedside, or even wall mounted. Those are some seriously impressive claims from something that’s essentially a lamp. Let’s hope the rest of the lighting industry follows suit!
Jetlag and disrupted sleep patterns are conditions we're all too familiar with, right along with flashing lights that claim to remedy them. A new wearable device, tagged Re-Timer, also promises to be of help by mimicking sunlight and resetting the body clock. Reportedly the result of 25 years of sleep research at Australia's Flinders University, it's worn like a pair of glasses and emits soft green light, fooling the part of the brain that regulates your circadian rhythms. When used at different times of the day for specified durations, it claims to advance or delay the clock as desired -- countering the effects of frequent air travel and improving alertness levels. The rechargeable, portable device is safer and more effective than medication, according to its chief inventor Professor Leon Lack. If nothing else, the $260 visor is a bold fashion statement, although it may not be as cool as having robots convert your dreams into art.
Scientists in China announced this week that they've successfully made five clones of a gene-edited monkey to aid in researching a number of conditions relating to circadian rhythms. The idea is that having a group of five genetically identical monke...
