New Laser Zaps Mosquitoes in SlowMotion | National Geographic

scientists have developed a handheld

scientists have developed a handheld laser that can kill mosquitoes in high

laser that can kill mosquitoes in high

laser that can kill mosquitoes in high volume and they’re hoping that this will

volume and they’re hoping that this will

volume and they’re hoping that this will help combat one of the world’s most

help combat one of the world’s most

help combat one of the world’s most deadly diseases a high-speed video

deadly diseases a high-speed video

deadly diseases a high-speed video camera that captures up to 6,000 frames

camera that captures up to 6,000 frames

camera that captures up to 6,000 frames per second was used by a company called

per second was used by a company called

per second was used by a company called intellectual Ventures to show the

intellectual Ventures to show the

intellectual Ventures to show the invention in action but first to study

invention in action but first to study

invention in action but first to study the flight dynamics of mosquitoes the

the flight dynamics of mosquitoes the

the flight dynamics of mosquitoes the scientists recorded their flight

scientists recorded their flight

scientists recorded their flight movements in this video

movements in this video

movements in this video tiny suspended water droplets

tiny suspended water droplets

tiny suspended water droplets illuminated by a green laser show the

illuminated by a green laser show the

illuminated by a green laser show the movement of air around the mosquitos

movement of air around the mosquitos

movement of air around the mosquitos wing in this video a mosquitoes flight

wing in this video a mosquitoes flight

wing in this video a mosquitoes flight was recorded and were seen at an extreme

was recorded and were seen at an extreme

was recorded and were seen at an extreme slow motion to get this footage the

slow motion to get this footage the

slow motion to get this footage the mosquito was placed in a custom-designed

mosquito was placed in a custom-designed

mosquito was placed in a custom-designed chamber that sensed when the mosquito

chamber that sensed when the mosquito

chamber that sensed when the mosquito flew through the focal plane of the

flew through the focal plane of the

flew through the focal plane of the camera later after studying the data and

camera later after studying the data and

camera later after studying the data and setting up the system the mosquitoes are

setting up the system the mosquitoes are

setting up the system the mosquitoes are struck and killed by lasers here you can

struck and killed by lasers here you can

struck and killed by lasers here you can see the laser strike parts of the

see the laser strike parts of the

see the laser strike parts of the mosquito breaking off and the body

mosquito breaking off and the body

mosquito breaking off and the body falling to the ground

falling to the ground

falling to the ground if played in real time these segments

if played in real time these segments

if played in real time these segments would be about 1/10 of a second the goal

would be about 1/10 of a second the goal

would be about 1/10 of a second the goal of this research is combating malaria a

of this research is combating malaria a

of this research is combating malaria a disease spread through tropical regions

disease spread through tropical regions

disease spread through tropical regions of the world by mosquitoes nearly a

of the world by mosquitoes nearly a

of the world by mosquitoes nearly a million people die of the disease each

million people die of the disease each

million people die of the disease each year intellectual Ventures says their

year intellectual Ventures says their

year intellectual Ventures says their involvement began with a challenge from

involvement began with a challenge from

involvement began with a challenge from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to

the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to

the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to set up their system the scientists

set up their system the scientists

set up their system the scientists created what they call a photonic fence

created what they call a photonic fence

created what they call a photonic fence which in the field would have a beam of

which in the field would have a beam of

which in the field would have a beam of infrared light between fence posts the

infrared light between fence posts the

infrared light between fence posts the system detects mosquitoes and shoots

system detects mosquitoes and shoots

system detects mosquitoes and shoots them down the inventors claim all the

them down the inventors claim all the

them down the inventors claim all the laser parts came from inexpensive

laser parts came from inexpensive

laser parts came from inexpensive consumer electronics they also claimed

consumer electronics they also claimed

consumer electronics they also claimed the system can distinguish between

the system can distinguish between

the system can distinguish between different insects it would only target

different insects it would only target

different insects it would only target mosquitoes and let others such as

mosquitoes and let others such as

mosquitoes and let others such as butterflies and bumble bees to pass

butterflies and bumble bees to pass

butterflies and bumble bees to pass through unharmed the system can even

through unharmed the system can even

through unharmed the system can even distinguish between male and female

distinguish between male and female

distinguish between male and female mosquitoes based on their wing beats

mosquitoes based on their wing beats

mosquitoes based on their wing beats this is important because only female

this is important because only female

this is important because only female mosquitoes bite humans

mosquitoes bite humans

mosquitoes bite humans you