#TechTuesday | Moona: Enhances sleep by regulating pillow temperature

Moona’s patent-pending technology adapts head temperature to what the body needs throughout the night for the best rest possible. Research has shown that in order to fall asleep, body temperature needs to decrease. Keeping cooler temperatures steady helps people stay asleep and improves quality of sleep. When it’s time to wake up, a slight increase in body temperature triggers a natural wake up, making one feel ready to seize the day. By centralizing temperature regulation to the head and the neck, which account for one third of body thermal exchanges, Moona efficiently cools the entire body.

Moona’s temperature-regulating pillow pad is compatible with any pillow. It’s connected via a water circulation tube to the Moona Device, which sits on the bedside to cool and warm water. Sensors and machine learning prompt the device to circulate water to the pillow pad to control head and neck temperature. When it’s time to fall asleep the Moona pad cools down to about 26°C / 79°F. For deep sleep, it maintains a cooler temperature of around 25°C / 77°F. Finally, for a gentle, natural wake-up, the pad is heated with warm water of approximately 31.5°C / 89°F.

Moona also tracks light level, humidity and room temperature. An accompanying app tracks circadian rhythm and uses the data to enhance sleep cycles, adjusting to the user’s needs.

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