Hologram experts can now create real images that move in the air, like a "3D printer of light."
May 10, 2021 by archyde Use lasers to create science fiction exhibits based on Star Wars and Star Trek. They may be small arms, but BYU’s holographic research group has figured out how to create light bulbs – green for Yoda and red for Darth Vader, naturally – with actual light rays emanating from them. Inspired by science fiction exhibits, the researchers also designed fights between equally small versions of the Starship Enterprise and the Klingon Battle Cruiser that involve firing Photon torpedoes and hitting an enemy ship that you can see with the naked eye. “What you see in the s...