Global Scans · Holograms · Weekly Summary

• HXR is the world's first chipset designed to create holographic images for augmented reality (AR) form factors that will enable AI-powered spatial computing. Swave Photonics
• UK-based researchers use LiDAR to create HD holographic images of objects, which are projected onto a driver's eyes. Optics.org
• Immersive virtual boardrooms: Platforms like Microsoft Mesh and Spatial will integrate AI with immersive technologies to create virtual boardrooms and holographic meetings. Spike
• The improved speed of data transfer could even help create holographic imaging, allowing convincing 3D models of people and objects to be projected anywhere in the world in real time. Tech Xplore
• Augmented Reality System for Education will anchor itself in classrooms to give students and teachers an immersive and interactive experience by showing a 3D holographic view of any donor study performed with a CT machine using a Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset. National Cyber Security News Today
• Avalon Holographics is developing the ground-breaking screen and rendering technologies that will revolutionize the way that people view and produce 3D visual content. F6S
• Using augmented reality headsets, such as the Microsoft HoloLens, surgeons are able to view a 3D hologram of a patient's organ to plan operations more efficiently and accurately. Maddyness
• The FDA has cleared a system that creates accurate, three-dimensional holograms of a patient's organs, giving surgeons a new opportunity to interact with their anatomy and orient themselves prior to any procedure. FierceBiotech
• 6G may come online around 2030 and is expected to support new use cases like multi-sensory extended reality, holographic communications and joint communication and sensing. SDxCentral
• The Holobox by Holoconnects is a device tall and wide enough to project a full-body 3D holographic image of an individual from anywhere in the world. NBC News
• Hyundai plans to reveal a transparent display for cars with holographic optical elements, providing a glimpse into the future of automotive displays. Frankston Hyundai
• As the landscape for consumer attention becomes increasingly competitive, HYPERVSN, a global leader in 3D holographic technology, shares its predictions for 2024, offering a vision for how emerging trends will shape customer engagement in the new year. SME News
• Microsoft HoloLens is an augmented reality (AR) headset that allows users to see, hear, and interact with holograms projected into their real-world environment. Learnexus
• In 2024, Chab Agency will seamlessly blend cutting-edge technologies like AI, virtual reality, and holographic displays with warm human interactions. French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
• Project Nazare takes Facebook's concept of building a system that projects holograms into real-world surroundings via glasses and turns it into reality. ReadWrite
• North Carolina courts can find holographic wills to be enforceable and they should only be used when the formality surrounding a properly executed will cannot be followed, especially if an estate is large or has controversial language including disinherited individuals for example. Legal Reader
• California courts can find holographic wills to be enforceable and they should only be used when the formality surrounding a properly executed will cannot be followed, especially if an estate is large or has controversial language including disinherited individuals for example. Legal Reader
• The potential applications of 5G SA technology are vast and include AI, autonomous vehicles, holographic calls, IoT, and more, all of which will help drive the UK's digital economy and usher in the next digital era. TeckNexus
• QR codes, holograms, and barcodes can be easily copied, meaning product fakes and counterfeiting continue to cost industries hundreds of billions in lost revenue and put human lives at risk by fostering exploitative forced labour that diminishes global ESG goals. Packaging Europe
• German company apoQlar announced its plans to raise Series A funding after receiving FDA 510 (k) clearance for its VSI HoloMedicine platform, a mixed reality offering that helps surgeons plan for procedures using 3D holographic technology. Mobihealthnews
• Hologram is bringing fallback capabilities to its new SIM: Hologram, a connectivity provider for the IoT, has launched a new global eUICC SIM that will connect devices to carriers in the U.S. and Canada, and will also offer fallback capability. Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
• A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara has discovered a new phenomenon that underlies emerging holographic haptic displays, and could lead to the creation of more compelling virtual reality experiences. Electronics For You
• A research team at UC Santa Barbara has discovered a new phenomenon that underlies emerging holographic haptic displays, and could lead to the creation of more compelling virtual reality experiences. ScienceDaily

Last updated: 12 January 2025