Title:
Scientists Created Holograms You Can Touch—You Could Soon Shake a Virtual Colleague’s Hand
Author:
Ravinder Dahiya
Published:
SingularityHub, 1 October 2021
From the article:
In the 21st century, holograms are already being used in a variety of ways, such as medical systems, education, art, security and defense. Scientists are still developing ways to use lasers, modern digital processors, and motion-sensing technologies to create several different types of holograms that could change the way we interact.
My colleagues and I working in the University of Glasgow’s bendable electronics and sensing technologies research group have now developed a system of holograms of people using “aerohaptics,” creating feelings of touch with jets of air. Those jets of air deliver a sensation of touch on peoples’ fingers, hands, and wrists.