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and for $10, nathan myrvolhd can user a laser to track and detect a mosquito, distinguish those carrying malaria from those who aren't, and then shoot down the
by azeemazhar2 17y ago
and for $10, nathan myrvolhd can user a laser to track and detect a mosquito, distinguish those carrying malaria from those who aren't, and then shoot down the ones carrying malaria.... nice http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/using-lasers-to-zap.. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/using-lasers-to-zap....
- jrockway 17y agoOf course, his firm is just a patent troll, so this will likely never see the light of day.
- joezydeco 17y agoPatent trolls don't normally go out and invent the product they've patented. I'd put this one fractional step above typical trolling. PS: That video OWNS.
- mtinkerhess 17y agoLooks cool. But the article estimates that the devices could cost $50. And it doesn't mention being able to tell if a mosquito has malaria -- only that it can target females because males don't bite people.
- azeemazhar2 17y agoPablo the hacker behind it, presented in detail at DLD, and I was lucky enough to see it. They were able to detect between the species of mosquito that are carriers and those that weren't. And Pablo also pointed out that their target would be $10--especially if volume would be reached...