Monday, March 23, 2009

Ah, Mosquitos...Our Old Arch-Nemesis

Here's some interesting health technology: lasers to shoot down mosquitos.

Obviously people at risk of malaria should have first dibs on this (and malaria prevention is the general aim of the project according to the description), but I have to note that I would also like a mosquito-laser for summer evenings in the backyard. 

Imagine how much it would improve cookouts!

If we can put these lasers on wandering machines, it will also go far toward rehabilitating the image of killer robots everywhere.

Healthbolt alerted me to this development.

2 comments:

erinserb said...

I cannot think of a better way to use "killer lasers". Besides, who needs mosquitos anyway.

A'Llyn said...

They probably do some useful pollinating, but I don't feel a strong need to have them around me.

I'm now imaging a set of laser jewelry I could just wear around in the summer to zap any mosquitos that came near. Practical and attractive!