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		Anti-insect laser gun turrets designed by Osaka University (japantoday.com)
		6 points by elorant on Feb 1, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

jgelsey on Feb 2, 2023 | [–]

Nathan Myrvold demo'd this at TED 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwyMuwNYKvI

Safety is a blocking issue last I heard - something powerful enough to zap a bug can also permanently blind a retina.

webmaven on Feb 1, 2023 | [–]

David Brin came up with this idea in his 1990 novel Earth, where the "bee zapper" was used against africanized (aka "killer") bees.

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