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I'm thinking that while this is a noble effort, people in Africa living in huts probably won't be buying one of these and running them on solar power anytime so

• bryanlarsen 15y ago
  The poor in Africa won't buy these for full retail price, no. However, they do care about the safety of their children, if for no other reason than that sick kids can't work on the farm. And it might not be just because of malaria -- mosquitoes ruin a good night's sleep, and a good night's sleep is required for farm work, especially when you're malnourished. So when offered the opportunity to purchase these for 50 cents, they will do so. And they will have that opportunity because aid agencies will be giving them away like candy if they are effective. Aid agencies have trouble getting things like that into the hands of where they're needed, but grey/black market entrepreneurs help ensure that they do.
• scubaguy 15y ago
  You think the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wouldn't do its best to make this available to as many kids as they can?
• electromagnetic 15y ago
  As these can be walked through with potentially zero-risk of mosquitoes following you through, then it would be useful in large spaces. IE hospitals, churches, community centres, etc. That mosquitoes can quickly jump from host to host. Although being able to walk through one means I'd likely have one installed on my front and back door in no time. I'd possibly throw them up in my kitchen doors too as a just in case.