{"id":342682,"date":"2021-09-22T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T11:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/researchers-have-created-holograms-you-can-touch\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T14:33:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T11:33:31","slug":"researchers-have-created-holograms-you-can-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/researchers-have-created-holograms-you-can-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Researchers have created holograms you can touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35b21a84329\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35b21a84329\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/researchers-have-created-holograms-you-can-touch\/#Using_glass_and_mirrors\" >Using glass and mirrors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/researchers-have-created-holograms-you-can-touch\/#Smells_of_the_future\" >Smells of the future<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Researchers have created holograms you can touch<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>The TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced millions of people to the idea of a holodeck: an immersive, realistic 3D holographic projection of a complete environment that you could interact with and even touch.<\/p>\n<p>In the 21st century, holograms are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature25176?sf180567500=1\">already being used<\/a> in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/1179133.1179154\">variety of ways<\/a> such as medical systems, education, art, security, and defense. Scientists are still <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/10-best-real-world-applications-of-hologram-technology\">developing ways<\/a> to use lasers, modern digital processors, and motion-sensing technologies to create several <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/10-best-real-world-applications-of-hologram-technology\">different types of holograms<\/a> that could change the way we interact.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/l8c5ayh3on?videoFoam=true\" title=\"Whats it like to be a startup founder in Barcelona? Video\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>My colleagues and I working in the University of Glasgow\u2019s bendable electronics and sensing technologies research group have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/aisy.202100090\">now developed<\/a> a system of holograms of people using \u201caerohaptics\u201d, creating feelings of touch with jets of air. Those jets of air deliver a sensation of touch on people\u2019s fingers, hands, and wrists.<\/p>\n<p>In time, this could be developed to allow you to meet a virtual avatar of a colleague on the other side of the world and really feel their handshake. It could even be the first step towards building something like a holodeck.<\/p>\n<p>To create this feeling of touch we use affordable, commercially available parts to pair computer-generated graphics with carefully directed and controlled jets of air.<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, it\u2019s a step beyond the current generation of virtual reality, which usually requires a headset to deliver 3D graphics and smart gloves or handheld controllers to provide haptic feedback, a stimulation that feels like touch. Most of the wearable gadgets-based <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches are limited to controlling <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/aisy.202000126\">the virtual object<\/a> that is being displayed.<\/p>\n<p>Controlling a virtual object doesn\u2019t give the feeling that you would experience when two people touch. The addition of an artificial touch sensation can deliver the additional dimension without having to wear gloves to feel objects, and so feels much more natural.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Creating the idea of touch with a hologram\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/421186\/original\/file-20210914-13-1dwc41w.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Ftech%2F2021%2F09%2F22%2Fholograms-you-can-touch-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Pushing a button allows the user to feel pressure which feels like touch.\" data-title=\"Share Pushing a button allows the user to feel pressure which feels like touch. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Pushing a button allows the user to feel pressure which feels like touch. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Pushing a button allows the user to feel pressure which feels like touch.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/421186\/original\/file-20210914-13-1dwc41w.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" alt=\"Creating the idea of touch with a hologram\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" class=\"\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><figcaption\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_glass_and_mirrors\"><\/span>Using glass and mirrors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our research uses graphics that provide the illusion of a 3D virtual image. It\u2019s a modern variation on a 19th-century illusion technique known as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pepper%27s_ghost\">Pepper\u2019s Ghost<\/a>, which thrilled Victorian theatergoers with visions of the supernatural onstage.<\/p>\n<p>The systems use glass and mirrors to make a two-dimensional image appear to hover in space without the need for any additional equipment. And our haptic feedback is created with nothing but air.<\/p>\n<p>The mirrors making up our system are arranged in a pyramid shape with one open side. Users put their hands through the open side and interact with computer-generated objects which appear to be floating in free space inside the pyramid. The objects are graphics created and controlled by a software program called Unity <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Engine, which is often used to create 3D objects and worlds in video games.<\/p>\n<p>Located just below the pyramid is a sensor that tracks the movements of users\u2019 hands and fingers, and a single air nozzle, which directs jets of air towards them to create complex sensations of touch. The overall system is directed by electronic hardware programmed to control nozzle movements. We developed an algorithm which allowed the air nozzle to respond to the movements of users\u2019 hands with appropriate combinations of direction and force.<\/p>\n<p>One of the ways we\u2019ve demonstrated the capabilities of the \u201caerohaptic\u201d system is with an interactive projection of a basketball, which can be convincingly touched, rolled and bounced. The touch feedback from air jets from the system is also modulated based on the virtual surface of the basketball, allowing users to feel the rounded shape of the ball as it rolls from their fingertips when they bounce it and the slap in their palm when it returns.<\/p>\n<p>Users can even push the virtual ball with varying force and sense the resulting difference in how a hard bounce or a soft bounce feels in their palm. Even something as apparently simple as bouncing a basketball required us to work hard to model the physics of the action and how we could replicate that familiar sensation with jets of air.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smells_of_the_future\"><\/span>Smells of the future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While we don\u2019t expect to be delivering a full Star Trek holodeck experience in the near future, we\u2019re already boldly going in new directions to add additional functions to the system. Soon, we expect to be able to modify the temperature of the airflow to allow users to feel hot or cold surfaces. We\u2019re also exploring the possibility of adding scents to the airflow, deepening the illusion of virtual objects by allowing users to smell as well as touch them.<\/p>\n<p>As the system expands and develops, we expect that it may find uses in a wide range of sectors. Delivering more absorbing video game experiences without having to wear cumbersome equipment is an obvious one, but it could also allow more convincing teleconferencing too. You could even take turns to add components to a virtual circuit board as you collaborate on a project.<\/p>\n<p>It could also help clinicians to collaborate on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7694722\/\">treatments for patients<\/a>, and make patients feel more involved and informed in the process. Doctors could view, feel and discuss the features of tumour cells, and show patients plans for a medical procedure.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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