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The experiment took advantage of a glovelike sleep detector called Dormio, which was developed by a team that included co-lead investigator Adam Haar Horowitz, a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From Scientific American • May 15, 2023

Those in the nap group laid down with an eye mask, while wearing a Dormio, a glovelike device with sensors that measure heart rate and muscle tone changes to track sleep stages.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2023

“It’s a beautiful plant, but way too much trouble,” von Gal says of this tall perennial with glovelike foliage, which was popular in historic landscapes and can lie dormant for decades.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

The role was a glovelike fit for a man who became known as much for helping others as for his exploits in sports.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2020

There were suits in the window, fitted to forms with glovelike accuracy.

From The Wrong Twin by Wilson, Harry Leon