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Someone please make one that does mosquitoes

• yetihehe 5y ago
  Done: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26376376 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26376376
  • kuroguro 5y ago
    MS & Intellectual Ventures (2010) https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_zap_malaria https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_z... Satisfying slowmo killshots near end :)
    • BitwiseFool 5y ago
      From what I've read, this technology is still very far away from practical deployment and the Intellectual Ventures company is notoriously scummy, greedy, and lawsuit happy. They won't let anyone else work on this so no one else is making progress.
      • kuroguro 5y ago
        Aww, I really liked the demo too. Wonder if it would be possible to do a simplified 2D version in a window frame or something. Should also reduce the risk of burning someone's eyes out.
        • BitwiseFool 5y ago
          That's a really interesting idea. Unfortunately, most of Intellectual Venture's patents are broad and apply to using a method rather than a specific implementation. In other words, it doesn't matter how unique your mosquito laser is, the fact that you are using a laser against a flying insect is enough of an infringement.