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As good as 'Star Wars'
New holograms could assist doctors in surgeries
By: Cody Calamaio
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: News
"Instead of a screen with tiny dots, you will have (a) full 3-D map," Blanche said.
The holograms could also be used for entertainment, advertising and training, he said.
Peyghambarian said in about five years practical applications for refreshable holograms will be a reality.
The holograms can be seen in green and red, and are 4-by-4 inches in size, with each pixel about a millimeter large.
Anything can be digitized into a hologram by taking pictures from various perspectives and digitizing it into the system, Peyghambarian said.
So far, researchers have made images of a skull, car and Air Force fighter jets, among other objects.
"Most people, when they see the three-dimensional display, are like, 'Oh, it's like 'Star Wars!'" Blanche said. "But right now the writing and refreshing is not video-rate."
An image can currently be refreshed in about five minutes, but Blanche said they hope to shrink the time to under 30 seconds in a few years.
The next step is to create 12-by-12-inch images in two colors, while striving for the ultimate goal of moving images in full color, Peyghambarian said.
"That's the Holy Grail of all these things," he said. "That would be a multi-million dollar business."
The holograms could also be used for entertainment, advertising and training, he said.
Peyghambarian said in about five years practical applications for refreshable holograms will be a reality.
The holograms can be seen in green and red, and are 4-by-4 inches in size, with each pixel about a millimeter large.
Anything can be digitized into a hologram by taking pictures from various perspectives and digitizing it into the system, Peyghambarian said.
So far, researchers have made images of a skull, car and Air Force fighter jets, among other objects.
"Most people, when they see the three-dimensional display, are like, 'Oh, it's like 'Star Wars!'" Blanche said. "But right now the writing and refreshing is not video-rate."
An image can currently be refreshed in about five minutes, but Blanche said they hope to shrink the time to under 30 seconds in a few years.
The next step is to create 12-by-12-inch images in two colors, while striving for the ultimate goal of moving images in full color, Peyghambarian said.
"That's the Holy Grail of all these things," he said. "That would be a multi-million dollar business."
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Angel Rivera
posted 2/28/08 @ 5:25 PM PST
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