May 2005 in Science - May 1, 2005

May 1, 2005

• Astronomers have directly confirmed the existence of an extrasolar planet orbiting the brown dwarf numbered 2M1207a. The team says that this is the first-ever infrared view of an exoplanet. (Seattle Times) (ESO) (CP)
• Students from Brown University have invented a device that monitors brain functions in order to wake up its owner only when he has emerged from deep sleep. The clock, called SleepSmart, measures the sleep cycle and waits until its owner is in his lightest phase of sleep before rousing him. (Independent Online) (New Scientist)