Holograms, 3-D said to be on verge of new era
This week, when 150 artists, scientists, and engineers gather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an international conference devoted to holograms, they will not be discussing history; they will be talking about the cutting edge of a technology that is once again stirring excitement.
The International Symposium on Display Holography will include sessions dedicated to new techniques and materials, digital methods, and art. It will highlight some of the applications for contemporary holograms, which include maps for the military, creation of fine art, and the development of prototype screen- display technologies that could be used to provide 3-D entertainment, without the glasses. ...
After 9/11, the company began working with the military, creating highly detailed 3-D maps of villages and rugged terrain in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, Zebra Imaging produces large sheets of holograms that can be sent to troops and used like maps.
“They can use them very intuitively and gather people around this map; they can see it in 3-D and they can understand exactly the situational awareness. the potential hazards, and make plans,” Klug said.