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Feeling sleepy in the office? This Japanese technology detects tired workers and blasts cold air into the room

A businessman uses his mobile phone in Tokyo's business district April 1, 2013. Japanese business sentiment improved in the first three months of 2013, a central bank survey showed, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary and fiscal policy prescriptions helped to weaken the yen and bolster share prices.   REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Lowering the temperature is a tried and tested method of keeping sleepiness at bay. Image: REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Johnny Wood
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