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No one needs to tell you how debilitating jet lag can be. But what if you could hack your body clock so that your internal alertness setting reflected the time zone you’re currently in? The makers of Re-Timer goggles claim that the 500-nanometer green light beamed at the wearer’s eyes can do just that by mimicking the effects of sunlight. The unit sells for about US $280.











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Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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