A terrible revenge mosquitoes! -2 [Details]
A week ago on Habré in the topic. Terrible revenge on mosquitoes! from the habrauser nolled it was already told about the laser burning the wings of mosquitoes (video of the mosquito execution was attached)
To date, came in time the review of the project Membrana.ru with curious details: Anti-mosquito laser arranged star wars in miniature
Below is cited the most interesting in my opinion (and having to do with IT), the full version, see the link
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Picture in theme for attracting attention ;)
New well-known Bill Gates , who has seen enough of the consequences of the malaria epidemic during his charitable journeys through Mozambique, asked for a study of the new ways of fighting malaria (former far right). Then the head of Microsoft personally donated $ 168 million to research methods for the prevention and treatment of this disease
Think about it: three thousand die daily from malaria parasites carried by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles, and this is not to mention the economic damage of about $ 1 billion per month.
The idea of an anti-mosquito laser, already built and successfully tested by Intellectual Ventures ( IV ), has been on the surface since the early 1980s, when Lowell Wood introduced its concept. In those years, he was engaged in the Reagan program “Strategic Defense Initiative” (Strategic Defense Initiative), which the press instantly dubbed “Star Wars”. Now Wood is an employee of IV.
Over time, the intensity of the Cold War was asleep, but mosquitoes on the Black Continent only increased their onslaught. The idea of using a laser against midges was removed from a long box thanks to Nathan Myhrvold , a former Microsoft technical director and co-founder of IV .
The development of Wood, brought to mind with the assistance of the famous astrophysicist, engineer and musician Jordin Kare from Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), was named Photonic Fence Anti-Mosquito Laser System . The portable laser system detects individual mosquitoes at lightning speed, leads the target and destroys both in insects and packs.
Although the first prototypes of the anti-mosquito laser (one of them is shown at the top) worked, they were too expensive to assemble and use in Third World countries. The latest version (below), despite its futuristic look, was assembled from used components worth about $ 50 found by Mirvold and colleagues on Ebay , including parts from laser printers and digital projectors, gaming consoles and Blu-ray recorders, also zoom lenses from digital cameras .
It should be noted that the anti-malarial development of Intellectual Ventures is not limited to such a "death ray" Other interesting projects, including “feeding” mosquitoes with poisoned blood, their disorientation in space, and new methods for early diagnosis of the disease itself, can be found in the appropriate section on the company's website.
To date, came in time the review of the project Membrana.ru with curious details: Anti-mosquito laser arranged star wars in miniature
Below is cited the most interesting in my opinion (and having to do with IT), the full version, see the link
')
Picture in theme for attracting attention ;)
New well-known Bill Gates , who has seen enough of the consequences of the malaria epidemic during his charitable journeys through Mozambique, asked for a study of the new ways of fighting malaria (former far right). Then the head of Microsoft personally donated $ 168 million to research methods for the prevention and treatment of this disease
Think about it: three thousand die daily from malaria parasites carried by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles, and this is not to mention the economic damage of about $ 1 billion per month.
The idea of an anti-mosquito laser, already built and successfully tested by Intellectual Ventures ( IV ), has been on the surface since the early 1980s, when Lowell Wood introduced its concept. In those years, he was engaged in the Reagan program “Strategic Defense Initiative” (Strategic Defense Initiative), which the press instantly dubbed “Star Wars”. Now Wood is an employee of IV.
Over time, the intensity of the Cold War was asleep, but mosquitoes on the Black Continent only increased their onslaught. The idea of using a laser against midges was removed from a long box thanks to Nathan Myhrvold , a former Microsoft technical director and co-founder of IV .
The development of Wood, brought to mind with the assistance of the famous astrophysicist, engineer and musician Jordin Kare from Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), was named Photonic Fence Anti-Mosquito Laser System . The portable laser system detects individual mosquitoes at lightning speed, leads the target and destroys both in insects and packs.
Although the first prototypes of the anti-mosquito laser (one of them is shown at the top) worked, they were too expensive to assemble and use in Third World countries. The latest version (below), despite its futuristic look, was assembled from used components worth about $ 50 found by Mirvold and colleagues on Ebay , including parts from laser printers and digital projectors, gaming consoles and Blu-ray recorders, also zoom lenses from digital cameras .
It should be noted that the anti-malarial development of Intellectual Ventures is not limited to such a "death ray" Other interesting projects, including “feeding” mosquitoes with poisoned blood, their disorientation in space, and new methods for early diagnosis of the disease itself, can be found in the appropriate section on the company's website.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/84845/
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