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Urban Bug Farming for Some High Protein Insect Snacks

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Bugs of most types and all sizes make me queasy. The little ones, I don’t mind. But if they’re more than two centimeters long (or tall), then that’s enough to send me either screaming or running away from them – or both. So you can just imagine how I’d react…

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March 1st, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Researchers Figure out How to Extract Power from Cockroaches

I would bet we can all agree that we really don’t want cockroaches in our homes. They are disgusting little creatures after all, and any time I see one I’m convinced that I’m now eating roach poo. Scientists have found a good use for roaches though; they are actually using…

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February 3rd, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Killing Mosquitoes With Laser Beams

Talk about overkill. This new technology can track down individual mosquitoes and take them out using a laser beam. That’s definitely one way to kill bugs dead.

Created by Intellectual Ventures Lab, the Photonic Fence Anti-Mosquito Laser System can hunt down and identify the little buggers with amazing precision. The…

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February 13th, 2010 by: Technabob

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