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Scientists Claim Breakthrough On Holographic Display

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the rampant-optimism dept.

SpuriousLogic writes to tell us that University of Arizona researchers claim to have broken a barrier in holographic technology by creating an updatable, three-dimensional display with memory. While the existing model is only able to update once every couple of minutes, and isn't particularly suited for 3d images, it is certainly a step in the right direction. "Peyghambarian is also optimistic that the technology could reach the market within five to ten years. He said progress towards a final product should be made much more quickly now that a rewriting method had been found. However, it is fair to say not everyone is as positive about this prospect as Peyghambarian. Lecturer in Electronic Engineering at Bangor University in Wales, Dr Justin Lawrence, told CNN small steps were always being made on technology like 3D holograms, but, he couldn't see it being ready for the market in the next ten years."

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  1. Another revolutionary technology... by oahazmatt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Another revolutionary technology that will be adopted first by the porn industry.

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  2. MIT Media Lab has been doing holoTV for 15 years by peter303 · · Score: 5, Informative

    They had live TV, but small images. Unfortunately the head investigator Steve Benten died a few years ago.

  3. sweet by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 5, Funny

    thats about 0.0056 frames per second

    still better than crysis on my rig

  4. Misunderstandings and Disbeliefs by JackassJedi · · Score: 5, Informative

    " Lecturer in Electronic Engineering at Bangor University in Wales, Dr Justin Lawrence, told CNN small steps were always being made on technology like 3D holograms, but, he couldn't see it being ready for the market in the next ten years."

    That guy is a prick and a true disbeliever.

    I think it has been widely misunderstood what exactly this breakthrough is. It is not yet another display with a fast-rotating spiral in the center, or a box filled with smoke and crossing beams form a 3D picture.

    No. What this is, is basically a "normal" hologram, the kind you have as small stickers on CCs or (ugh) EULAs, or the kind you hang on your wall if you're so inclined, just erasable. It's basically the CD-RW of holograms. With that technology, if they can 'erase' and 'write' images fast enough (fast enough for let's say 25fps), we finally can have a holographic display.

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  5. Boo! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Other than that, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln?

    Too soon!