Laser + Mosquitoes = Crispy Mosquitoes

Myhrvold Intellectual Ventures Laboratory recently demonstrated a “Death Star” laser gun designed to track and kill mosquitoes in flight.

Myhrvold’s team demonstrated the system onstage using a green laser light rather than a real laser for safety reasons. They let loose mosquitoes in a glass box rigged with a camera on one side of the stage, then pointed the laser device at the box. The laser lights quickly located and zapped the mosquitoes in flight.

They’re currently examining how cost effective it would be to deploy the device in places like Africa. Btw, the device was crafted from parts purchased on eBay.

Via: WIRED