6 ms·
Whatever happened to that Microsoft project that would use a lazer to destroy the wings off female mosquitos?
by alunchbox 10mo ago
Whatever happened to that Microsoft project that would use a lazer to destroy the wings off female mosquitos?
- aargh_aargh 10mo agoNo idea but let me guess. Consumer safety?
- simonebrunozzi 10mo agoIt was a personal project by ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, a guy who spends insane amount of money for weird/fun projects. In 2010 he gave a TED Talk about a laser that could kill mosquitoes and therefore "end malaria". AFAIK, the project never worked properly, and it has been dead for a while now. [0]: https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_zap_malaria https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_z...