UTM discovers device for better concentration

Founder of Smart Mind Technology Sheikh Mohamad (middle) explaining how the portable headphones embedded with sound waves work to calm the mind into a focused state to help students study better while his partners Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Biosciences and Medical Engineering Faculty Prof Dr Eko Supriyanto (right) and Hamdan Ismail looks on during a press conference on Feb 17, 2014.

JOHOR BARU: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has discovered a new and effective way to enable students to concentrate better while studying by stimulating the brain using sound waves.

The research carried out by Prof Dr Eko Supriyanto from UTM’s Biosciences and Medical Engineering Faculty helps to activate the potentials of the conscious and subconscious mind.