25 February, 2009
Posted by James
Coroflot – Coroflot’s Creative Seeds Blog
Andrew Stordy via Coroflot
LINDA is a baited mosquito killer that attracts mosquitoes with carbon dioxide and human foot-odour.
Featured a while back on Coroflot’s Creative Seeds Blog Andrew Stordy’s Malaria Must Go project is a fantastic example of simple design that has the potential to change lives on a large scale. The prototype shown above combines the CO2 produced by burning charcoal with the scent of human sweat given off from a sock to trap mosquitoes. Placed in communities and combined with more conventional protection the device works to reduce the number of mosquitoes targeting people. Mosquitos are an important disease vector for malaria, which is the largest global killer of children and whilst the pharmaceutical companies work on a chemical solution, this simple device has the ability to be effective now.
As a final year Design Engineering student it is inspiring to see others working on products with so much more relevance than the usual collection of lighting, cell phones and ‘grey boxes’ on show at most degree exhibitions.
Visit Andrew’s Website for more inspired projects and a fascinating video on the design process behind this work.
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