WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Most of us know mosquitoes primarily as unwelcome summer guests, but these tiny insects possess extraordinary sensory abilities that could inspire tomorrow’s technology.

We can hear sounds because our ears turn sound vibrations from the air, into signals that are sent to our brain. We can’t hear all levels of sounds. Sound waves with very high frequencies are ...

When we first heard of [Ildar Rakhmatulin’s] plan to use OpenCV on a Raspberry Pi to detect mosquitos and then zap them with a 1 watt laser, we thought it was sort of humorous. However, the ...

Q: What do you call 8000 dead mosquitoes in a Mason jar? A: A good start. And [Dan Rojas]’s low-tech mosquito trap accomplished the feat in two nights with nothing fancier than a fan and a ...

Monitoring and detecting natural disasters could be improved through a more thorough understanding of mosquito antennae that are being recreated at Purdue University. Purdue University professor Pablo ...