The latest in visual technology pales in comparison with what scientists from the University of Arizona are currently working on.  No-glasses 3D?  Meh.  Live-action 4D with realistic scents?  Bah.  Even Star Wars in 3D pales in comparison to what researchers are currently hard at work perfecting:  multicolor, holographic, 3D displays like the kind seen in the movie “Star Wars” and various other science fiction programs.

“Moving your head up and down, or left and right, you can see different perspectives,” says study co-author Nasser Peyghambarian.  “It’s very close to what humans can see in their surroundings.”

Right now, the team’s progress is limited.  They’ve constructed a 4-inch display featuring 16 camera angles of an F4 fighter jet.  It’s a view from a 45-degree angle and it refreshes every 2 seconds.  Still, that’s way better than current TV technology, which for all its bells and whistles hasn’t changed all that much in the last 50 years.  The project, which has recently applied for federal funding, has a noble goal:  a 6- to 8-foot-wide circular viewing screen.  Who doesn’t want an 8-foot-wide TV?

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