Creative Wireless Projects Honored

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Thanawin Rakthanmanon

The Wireless Bug Sensor won first place in the Wireless Innovation Project competition.

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Thanawin Rakthanmanon

The Wireless Bug Sensor won first place in the Wireless Innovation Project competition.

The Vodafone Americas Foundation and the mHealth Alliance have announced the winners of awards honoring the creative use of wireless technology to help people in developing countries.

Taking first place and receiving $300,000 in the Wireless Innovation Project contest was the Wireless Bug Sensor, designed to reduce the amount of money farmers spend on pesticide spraying.

Insect infestation poses a big threat to crop production in the developing world because pesticides are