Current Applications For Holographic Images
Holographic images are all around us, yet many of use fail to notice how popular they have become. Today we see Holographic Images on our ATM and Credit Cards or Microsoft Software as proof of authenticity and thus preventing counterfeiting or piracy.
Although some argue that if the human reader of the credit card or holographic image on Microsoft Vista or Microsoft Office 2007 does not know in advance what they are looking for then this might also be an opportunity for thievery and counterfeited products to appear to be real. There are many theories on privacy protection and Holographic Images.
What is rather fascinating is that Gabor did not feel that his work in Holography, which he basically created, a whole new field was amongst his greatest scientific achievements. Others who followed who did not know of Dennis Gabor were rather disheartened to learn that their greatest achievements were pre-dated by Gabor, although they significantly added to the field of Holography during their many years afterwards working to refine it.
Today there are 100s of potential real world applications for the science of Holography and it has far surpassed being limited only to the realm of Art, although it is hard to deny that indeed Art is an excellent applications. At the Advanced Critical Technologies (CACT), Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California, which has a special course in Holographic Science the professors note that:
To date embossed holography stands out as a killer application while many other potential applications still remain as great challenges as well as opportunities.
Of course he is speaking to the issues of attempting to create Holograms in the sky or specific ghostly images for all to see at will, indeed these technologies are getting closer to common place than you might think. And spectral imaging has also come a long way and also has many application for video conferencing admits the spokesman for IBM.
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