• @cynar
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    12 hours ago

    It used a microphone of IR laser. Your eye couldn’t see it, nor focus it properly. However, it had just enough power to overheat and damage the mosquito wings.

    I believe the issue was with the targeting. It could don’t, but not cheap enough for the mass deployment they intended. Mosquito nets were far more effective, once cost was accounted for.

    • @[email protected]
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      243 minutes ago

      Doesn’t matter if it’s visible or not- any laser capable of delivering enough energy to kill or otherwise disable a mosquito will harm your eyes.

    • AwesomeLowlander
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      12 hours ago

      See the linked article elsewhere in this post, they had to wear safety goggles around it when it was in use.