VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Phone insomniac? Sleepy smart screen could be the answer

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Visual displays which may stop us from feeling sleepy, can be redesigned to give us all a well-earned rest, say scientists from the Universities of Manchester and Basel.

The team led by Professor Rob Lucas and Dr Annette Allen from The University of Manchester today unveil new technology which could revolutionise displays in televisions, smartphones, projectors, computer screens and tablets.

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/phone-insomniac-sleepy-smart-screen-could-be-the-answer/

Period21 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018

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  • TitleCyan colour hidden ingredient in sleep
    Media name/outletBBC News Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/18
    DescriptionThe colour cyan - between green and blue - is a hidden factor in encouraging or preventing sleep, according to biologists.

    University of Manchester researchers say higher levels of cyan keep people awake, while reducing cyan is associated with helping sleep.

    The impact was felt even if colour changes were not visible to the eye.

    The researchers want to produce devices for computer screens and phones that could increase or decrease cyan levels.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-44565320
    PersonsRobert Lucas, Annette Allen
  • TitleBlue screen breakthrough: Changing the colours given off by mobiles and TVs could combat both daytime sleepiness and nighttime insomnia, study finds
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/06/18
    DescriptionChanging the colours given off by screens could combat both daytime sleepiness and nighttime insomnia, new research suggests.

    Mobiles, TVs and computers display the three primary colours red, yellow and blue.

    Adding a fourth turquoise hue tricks the brain into thinking it is daytime, causing screen users to feel more alert, a study found today.

    Turning down this colour makes people feel sleepy and could help them nod off, the research adds.

    Study author Professor Rob Lucas, from The University of Manchester, said: 'Such displays could, for example, help phone obsessed teenagers to fall asleep, or support alertness in people who need to use a computer at night.'
    URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5869855/Changing-colours-given-mobiles-TVs-combat-daytime-sleepiness-study-finds.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
    PersonsRobert Lucas, Annette Allen
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Keywords

  • sleep
  • technology
  • smart screens