Scientists Create the Highest Quality Hologram Device Ever Made

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Scientists Create the Highest Quality Hologram Device Ever Made
Lei Wang, ANU
Scientists Create the Highest Quality Hologram Device Ever Made
In Brief

• A researchers from Australian National University were able to develop a hologram device that gives the highest quality images to date.
• According to the study, the compact device is made up of millions of tiny silicon pillars, which are up to 500 times thinner than human hair.

HIGH QUALITY
Holograms are a staple of almost every science fiction movie or TV show out there – from Star Wars to Star Trek. Now, thanks to researchers from the Australian National University (ANU), we may be a step closer to achieving just that — and sending messages to Obi Wan Kenobi.

The ANU team was able to develop a hologram device that gives the highest quality images to date. “As a child, I learned about the concept of holographic imaging from the Star Wars movies. It’s really cool to be working on an invention that uses the principles of holography depicted in those movies,” said lead researcher Lei Want, from ANU’s Research School of Physics and Engineering. The team published their research in the journal Optica.

Another break through, wahoo!