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Filtered by AR & VR — 19 articles

Chander S Jeena

21 May 2026

4 min read

Eastman’s Journey Puts Holograms Into Windscreens

From its origins alongside famous photographic film manufacturer, Kodak, the Eastman name has travelled a long way in holography, all the way to its appearance at Auto China 2026.

AR & VR

Francis Tuffy

17 March 2026

5 min read

A Walk Through the World’s Largest Hologram Showroom

Just before the end of 2025, I travelled to Uxbridge, north-west London, to see Musion 3D’s newly opened World’s Largest Hologram Showroom (WLHS). The site is located within The Atrium, a conventional mixed-use commercial-technology building whose exterior offers little indication of the optical and computational systems operating within.

AR & VR

Philippe Gentet

22 Jan. 2026

2 min read

Holography in Pocket: Turning iPhone Portraits into Full-Parallax 3D Images

Holography, once the domain of high-energy lasers and complex camera arrays, is now entering the realm of everyday consumer technology. A recent study published in Optics Letters demonstrates how a single smartphone – specifically, an iPhone 13 Pro – can be used to generate full-parallax holographic portraits, offering a low-cost and accessible alternative to traditional methods.

AR & VR

27 March 2025

2 min read

Holograms Enhance Efficiency and Precision in 3D Printing

Researchers from EPFL’s Laboratory of Applied Photonic Devices, led by Christophe Moser, in collaboration with Jesper Glückstad’s team at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), have revealed a breakthrough in 3D printing.

3D Printing AR & VR Technical Features

Chander S Jeena

17 Feb. 2025

2 min read

Sanyo Introduces HILUCIS

Sanyo Chemical, a global manufacturer and supplier of performance chemicals based in Kyoto, Japan, has launched HILUCIS, a UV-curable nanoimprint resin designed to enhance the development of next-generation optical devices for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).

AR & VR

Chander S Jeena

22 Jan. 2025

2 min read

WiMi Develops a Hybrid CPU-FPGA Quantum AI Simulator

WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc (NASDAQ: WiMi), a global hologram augmented reality (AR) technology provider, has announced the development of a hybrid CPU- FPGA quantum AI simulator.

AR & VR

Chander S Jeena

18 July 2024

4 min read

The Role of Holographic Optical Elements in AR Glasses and AR HUDs

As was evident by the number of booths displaying augmented reality (AR) glasses and AR head-up displays (HUDs) at CES 2024, the two technologies are set to make a big impact in the consumer electronics market. These cutting-edge technologies share many similarities, but also exhibit distinct differences. A recent blog post by UK-based Envisics1 compares and contrasts the two technologies, with particular focus on their use of holographic optical elements (HOEs).

AR & VR

Chander S Jeena

12 June 2024

3 min read

Holographic Displays Offer a Glimpse of How We Will See the World

Researchers are one step closer to a new era of immersive displays as they use holography to blend the real and virtual worlds that can be viewed through ordinary eyeglasses. This advance, spearheaded by Princeton University researchers and reported on the university website, promises to revolutionise how we experience visual media.

AR & VR

Micaal Sidorov

24 April 2024

2 min read

New Display Method Using Phone Screen Developed

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a full-colour 3D display method that utilises a smartphone screen rather than a laser to create holographic images. With further development, the new method can be used for augmented reality displays.

AR & VR

Micaal Sidorov

20 Feb. 2024

3 min read

VividQ Launches Retina Resolution Holograms

Cambridge-based 3D tech start-up VividQ has announced the launch of real holograms projected through high-performance 4K display hardware. The ability to deliver ‘retina resolution’ type computer- generated holograms means that next-generation VR headsets will be able to offer unparalleled levels of immersion and realism to users.

AR & VR

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Micaal Sidorov

20 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Irresistible 3D Projection Light Mapping in Immersive Installations

Lighting has long been acknowledged as a key element in shaping the atmosphere of any event, and recent advances in technology have brought innovative approaches to transform spaces into captivating 3D experiences.

AR & VR

Micaal Sidorov

17 Jan. 2024

2 min read

Researchers Develop 360-Degree AR Holographic Automotive Display

Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and University College London have developed an advanced augmented reality (AR) holographic system that projects 4K video using LiDAR point clouds, specifically designed for automotive head-up displays.

AR & VR

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

3 min read

What do Audiences Really Think About Holographic Avatars?

At a time when pop stars, sports personalities and politicians are queuing up to have their likenesses enshrined as a hologram for posterity, new research asks whether audiences can really interact with the performer when, in reality, they are not present.

AR & VR

Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Miirage on the Horizon

Miirage is a new holographic system that brings people, objects and scenes to ‘life’ without the need for external wearables.

AR & VR Holography Technical Features

$Diffractive vs Reflective Waveguides$

Francis Tuffy

22 Feb. 2023

3 min read

Diffractive vs Reflective Waveguides

The stakes are high in the race for lightweight, energy efficient waveguides for smart glasses. In this article adapted from ZDNet, Israeli augmented reality optics company Lumus explains why it believes its range of reflective 2D waveguide technology beats the diffractive competition.

AR & VR Technical Features

Alan Hodgson

21 Nov. 2022

5 min read

The Metaverse as a Business Driver

Dr Alan Hodgson, a consultant in technologies for secure documents, looks at the implications of the evolution of the Metaverse from the perspective of holography and 3D displays.

AR & VR Free Free

Francis Tuffy

28 June 2022

2 min read

VividQ’s Latest Holographic Display for AR Headsets

Cambridge (UK) – based VividQ has announced the launch of its latest technology, unveiled for the first time at the recent SID Display Week Conference in San Jose, California.

AR & VR

Francis Tuffy

24 April 2022

4 min read

What’s in a Name?

The use of the term ‘holography’ to describe phenomena other than wavefront reconstruction is now well established in the media. Often, the purpose of using the term is to convey a sense of futuristic heightened reality, which can be frustrating to holography purists but could also be seen as praise if you believe the idiom ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’.

AR & VR Holography

Francis Tuffy

22 March 2022

2 min read

Two Quick Reads Through the History of Holography

Anyone looking for a whistle stop literary tour of the milestones that map out the history of holography are fortunate, as two articles have appeared this month that chart the course of the technology – from before Gabor’s invention to future applications in the Metaverse.

AR & VR Free Free

Latest News

Eastman’s Journey Puts Holograms Into Windscreens

A Walk Through the World’s Largest Hologram Showroom

Holography in Pocket: Turning iPhone Portraits into Full-Parallax 3D Images

Holograms Enhance Efficiency and Precision in 3D Printing

Sanyo Introduces HILUCIS

WiMi Develops a Hybrid CPU-FPGA Quantum AI Simulator

The Role of Holographic Optical Elements in AR Glasses and AR HUDs

Holographic Displays Offer a Glimpse of How We Will See the World

New Display Method Using Phone Screen Developed

VividQ Launches Retina Resolution Holograms

Irresistible 3D Projection Light Mapping in Immersive Installations

Researchers Develop 360-Degree AR Holographic Automotive Display

What do Audiences Really Think About Holographic Avatars?

Miirage on the Horizon

Diffractive vs Reflective Waveguides

The Metaverse as a Business Driver

VividQ’s Latest Holographic Display for AR Headsets

What’s in a Name?

Two Quick Reads Through the History of Holography

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