The Mosquito Annihilator
Mosquitoes and insects are the bane of most home owners, especially if they get through your protective screens. Further, there are some of these pests that carry diseases such as malaria and typhoid, further calling for the need for better protection against them.
We have seen mosquito killers and pesticides but both seem to have issues. In the future, you may see these pests getting annihilated in style, similar to how lasers kills adversaries. The idea comes from the Reagan era Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI – also known as Star Wars) concept and miniaturizes it to a level where mosquitoes are neutralized in the same manner that Soviet missiles would have received.
The technology has already been demonstrated by researchers, where they use light from a series of flashlights to illuminate mosquitoes within a fish tank. These mosquitoes’ silhouettes are then projected onto a reflective material located right behind the tank, where a zoom lens will capture the shadows and send the relevant data to a computer.
The computer will then control the laser appropriately while firing it at the bug – non-lethal lasers were used in the demonstration, but the video did show the mosquito burst into flames in a future simulation model when hit by a laser. The laser is also smart enough to tell the difference between male and female mosquitoes, targeting the latter only as they are the ones who feed on our blood while carrying diseases.
(Source) Gizmag
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