How Smartphones Keep You Awake

  • Published22 Jan 2015
  • Reviewed22 Jan 2015
  • Source American Chemical Society

Your smartphone addiction isn't helping you sleep. In fact, an obscure chemical reaction may be keeping you awake. This video from the American Chemical Society looks at the process that connects your late-night texts to your lack of sleep.

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