Laser strike: controlling insects using lasers

The Photonic Fence is a laser fly swat that never misses the mark.

It’s been in development for nearly a decade and field trials run by the US Department of Agriculture are about to begin.

Using powerful cameras, this hi-tech bug zapper scans for pests and by measuring their size, shape, speed and wing-beat frequency in real time it can dispatch up to 20 nasties a second.

Arty Makagon from Intellectual Ventures hopes it can be used to control malarial mosquitoes, and in due course even the insects bugging you in your backyard.

 

 

 

 

Laser strike: controlling insects using lasers
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