Nap at Work: Four Products to Sleep at the Office

Bloomberg Business

Published on Aug 20, 2015

 

Despite plenty of research suggesting that a midday nap is beneficial to employee health and productivity, actually taking one is a logistical and social challenge. Bloomberg's Rebecca Greenfield braves the taboos to determine whether sleeping on the job is realistic by forcing herself to take naps in the middle of the Bloomberg offices. To help, each day she'll use a different nap gadget marketed towards employees looking sleep at their desks, including the Wrap-a-Nap, The Nap Emergency Kit, and the famous Ostrich Pillow. (Video by Drew Beebe, David Yim, and Rebecca Greenfield)

U.K. Plans Roads That Charge Electric Cars as They Drive

Bloomberg Business

Published on Aug 18, 2015

 

Aug. 18 -- Today’s "BWest Byte" is $779 million, for the amount of money the British government is committing over the next five years to construct roads that will wirelessly charge electric cars as they drive. Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on "Bloomberg West."

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