Two scientists from the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona have successfully created mankind's first dynamic holographic display.


This initial breakthrough displays an updatable, monochromatic 3D image on a 4"-by-4" plate of glass, but is still an enormous achievement. It allows multiple viewers to view an electronically displayed three-dimensional image with a unique perspective from varying vantage points without the need for any special eyewear. This is very well the first step toward 3D motion pictures in a single flat display. Instead of attempting here to describe the specific details of the technology, read a lengthy explanation at the first of the links listed below.

Here's a video of the two researchers who developed the technology describing and demonstrating it in action (which I also submitted to the Sift).

• Read technical information about how the display works
• NPR's write-up, including an audio version
• BBC News