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Light Barrier Repels Mosquitoes

Posted by samzenpus on from the raise-shields dept.

kodiaktau writes "Dr. Szabolcs Marka has received one of five $1M grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue his experiments with using light beams to create mosquito barriers. This is the second grant he has received from the foundation and proves to be a deviation from the previous and more dangerous use of lasers to control mosquitoes. A video of the light barrier in action can be seen here"

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  1. Re:Adaptation... by Sqr(twg) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You could make evolution work for you by putting death traps behind light barriers at mosquito breeding grounds.

  2. Re:Adaptation... by Solandri · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If people were the main source of nourishment for mosquitoes, then yes. But they're not. If you use this to discourage mosquitoes from biting humans, they will happily get blood from other animals, resulting in no evolutionary pressure to pass light barriers.