Intellectual Ventures Lab is mentioned prominently in the book SuperFreakonomics. According to the book's authors the lab generates or acquires five hundred patents a year. The areas of research vary from malaria, energy to climate science. They have proposed an ocean cooling system to reduce the strength of hurricanes. They also have several innovative geoengineering solutions for climate change. The also have job openings.
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| The Salter Sink is designed to take warm surface water and mix with cooler deep ocean water and lower the surface temperature. It also helps to oxygenate the water at the surface. http://intellectualventureslab.com/?page_id=258 |
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| Laser targeting of female mosquitoes - The beat frequency of the female mosquito is lower than the males and can be used as a signal for laser targeting. http://intellectualventureslab.com/?page_id=563 |
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