Dream within a Dream...

The miniaturized wireless system allows patients to wear the device in the comfort of their home, thus enabling early screening of abnormal sleep profiles outside clinics. The sleep staging system has been validated in the sleep laboratory at the University Hospital Center (CHU) in Charleroi, André Vésale Hospital (Belgium), against a commercially available reference system. With this validation, the technology is ready for product development at industry opening new perspectives for remote and comfortable sleep monitoring.

Sleep disorder is a major health problem. 10% of the population of the U.S. is affected by sleep apneas, and 1 billion people worldwide experience some kind of chronic nasal congestion during sleep.

Margaret Thatcher famously got by on four hours a night as Prime Minister, while George W. Bush wanted at least eight. The differing need for sleep extends even to those with countries to run.

Scientists may now be able to explain why: new research suggests that some of us are genetically programmed to spend longer in the Land of Nod than others.

Researchers have for the first time identified a genetic mutation linked to the amount of sleep people need.

Urbanscreen's field of activity is to put large-scale projections on urban surfaces. Founded in 2008, the company Urbanscreen from Germany develops these concepts and transfers them into a dialog between art and marketing.

One of their projects is called 'How it would be, if a house was dreaming,' and it's without a doubt one of the most amazing spectacles you've ever seen.