Touchable holograms make cheesy videos a reality

Posted Sep 26, 2006 at 2:55PM EST by QJ Staff

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Have you ever seen some sort of weird music video that has holograms or some sort of grand future where we can talk to people and see them through holograms, but we can't touch them? It sounds a lot like virtual reality mixed in with campy sci-fi romance; that would be good if you like cheesy sci-fi, but otherwise, it has nothing to do with our world.

Or does it?

It seems Intel is trying their hand at making touchable holograms using silicon to create the 3-D objects in real space. The hologram would be made up of balls with silicon, called Catoms (claytronic atoms), which would not only allow for the object to be created, but also to be molded and altered in real-time like clay. Uses could lay anywhere from use in simple presentations, medical technology, and perhaps even 3-D mapping of the world.

Of course, it's still all sci-fi, but if Intel's working on it, then they're probably going to be plugging away in their labs to perfect the process. Until then, we'll just have to wait and see.

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# Guest 2006-09-26 17:21

well, this is quite possible if light can be slowed down to a point that it becomes, effectively, 'frozen.' I remember reading about that in a pop sci and sci american mags.

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# Guest 2006-09-26 19:41

But wouldn't that mess with the ability for you to actually "touch" the hologram?

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# Guest 2006-09-27 05:46

If you ask me, i think it'd be great to use this tech for the internet.. It'd be cool having arm wrestles with my msn buddies.



On a latter note.. the porn industry probably has a lot to gain from it! LOL

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# lol — Guest 2006-09-27 16:53

On a latter note.. the porn industry probably has a lot to gain from it! LOL



My thoughts exactly XD

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# 3 & 4 — Guest 2006-09-28 11:33

ditto

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