Its inventors have overcome problems like waterproofing to reach the prototype phase. And the students hope to take it further with university backing if the pillow proves to be commercially viable. Management studies tutor Paul Winson says they are seeking 40,000 in funding to develop the idea into a commercial product. And he feels that the project has potential. Team leader Alan Marshall feels it is a simple answer to an ongoing problem.
Many people go to great lengths to get comfortable in bed and enjoy a good night's sleep.
However, Professor Jim Horne of the Sleep Research Laboratory at Loughborough University said he felt the idea was a bit unnecessary. I think the temperature of the body would melt the beads in no time at all. You'd have to have something cooling going through the pillow all the time. You can cool the body down by cooling the head. The blood that flows through the head goes to the rest of the body so if you cool that down then you will cool the body.