
In classic geek style, Bill Gates is trying to rid the world of malaria, not with sprays or smelly candles, but with lasers.
I kid you not.
The Microsoft magnate has spent $1 million on a technology that is supposed to keep the biting bastards away from people, using a laser screen. Apparently, it works. And now, folks, we can all imagine what the "screened" porches of the future will look like.
Read more http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/03/laser_mpsquito_repellent/">here.