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In the future, more and more products will be able to interpret what users are feeling, and use that information in a smart way. To illustrate the power of this theory, researcher Miguel Bruns Alonso has developed a pen capable of measuring the stress levels of the person using it, and can actually help to reduce that stress. In experiments, the heart rate of people who used the anti-stress pen dropped by an average of five percent. On December 23, Miguel Bruns Alonso will receive his PhD degree from Technical University Delft, Holland, based on his research into this subject.

 

There are already devices which can detect what the user is doing and feeling, and use this information in a smart way. This has now become a primary goal for product developers, and one which has already been achieved in automobiles, to some extent. For example, some cars can detect aggressive driving and intervene to counteract it. Delft PhD student Miguel Bruns Alonso decided to develop an anti-stress pen to demonstrate the potential of this relatively new concept in product design.

 

Bruns, who studies industrial design, carried out various experiments during the course of his research, which showed that people tend to play with their pens in their hands when they are tense. It also seems that when they are encouraged to check these nervous movements, or make more gentle movements, it is possible to gain more control over a situation.

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