Tag Archives: Mosquitoes

ICYMI: Targeting Zika with tech, flexi-cam and more

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Today on In Case You Missed It: Brazil is taking on the Zika virus by creating a smart billboard that attracts, then kills mosquitoes. Columbia University researchers built a camera prototype that takes pictures at a curve. And a Chinese company ha...

‘Gene drive’ mosquitoes could end malaria once and for all

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The scourge of malaria could be going away for good in some regions, thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the Universities of California, Irvine and San Diego. Their study, published Monday in the journal PNAS, has reportedly uncove...

Wearable Tech Already Deployed In Australia… On Bees

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At last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, wearable technology was supposedly the hottest new thing. A wide array of companies introduced headsets, activity monitors and...
    






Limousine Reservation Service Hack Exposes 850k Customers Info

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A company that specializes in limousine services has had its valuable information cache hacked by nefarious elements. About a million well-to-do customers had their money matters exposed thanks to...

Nube: The Final Hammock Experience

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As a complete solution to your need to rest in the outdoor wilderness, Nube packs a punch alright. It is the ideal hammock that you can laze away in to your heart’s content. The interesting thing is...

Malaria Carrying Mosquitoes Attracted to Human Body Odor

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Scientists may be on to something here. The real reason behind malarial mosquitoes biting human victims may be the foul body odor the human subjects emit. An experiment was carried out in which socks...