Alaska Needs This: A Patch that Makes Humans Invisible to Mosquitoes (+video)

Photo Credit: indiegogo[A] technology firm based in California [has invented] a patch which makes the wearer invisible to the insects.

The Kite Patch uses non-toxic compounds that disrupt mosquitoes’ ability to find people through CO2 for up to 48 hours.

The technology was developed by Olfactor Laboratories and the University of California at Riverside, with backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health…

‘The Kite Mosquito Patch isn’t just another mosquito product, but a powerful alternative to most products on the market, enabling people to live normal lives with a new level of protection against contracting mosquito-borne diseases,’ said Michelle Brown, the chief scientist and vice president of Olfactor Laboratories, Inc.

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