Fingerprints have been used as unique identifiers for decades. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky January 16, 2024 Your fingerprint is actually 3D − research into holograms could improve forensic fingerprint analysis Partha Banerjee, University of Dayton Using fingerprints to catch criminals isn’t 100% accurate, but analyzing fingerprints in 3D, rather than 2D, could improve the process.
Inna Bigun/Shutterstock February 17, 2021 Quantum leap: how we discovered a new way to create a hologram Hugo Defienne, University of Glasgow Entangled photons have been used for the first time to encode information in a hologram, which could lead to improved medical diagnosis and speed up the advance of quantum technologies.
The future’s so bright … Sean Johnston November 24, 2016 Holograms are no longer the future, but we must not forget them – here’s why Sean F. Johnston, University of Glasgow When technologies let us down, they tend to be forgotten. There’s a very good reason why this should be resisted.