Damn. 'Holographic' displays.

From the article:-
"Although the Heliodisplay uses lasers, the images are not holographic."

No real joy on the porn side either:-
"The image is planar (2D), not volumetric (3D)." :)
 
Farzone said:
From the article:-
"Although the Heliodisplay uses lasers, the images are not holographic."

No real joy on the porn side either:-
"The image is planar (2D), not volumetric (3D)." :)
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That's why I put 'holographic' in quotation marks - it's floating in the air but without true three-dimensional depth... though I'm wondering if you could simulate it.
 
Didn't we see something similar on "seaQuest"? <G>
I know Epcot had something similiar for one of their shows, but it used water sprays. Still cool to see. :-)
 
Ein-7919
"Okay, so nothing is added to the air, yet the air gets 'modified'?"

I seem to recall from high school physics/chemistry that you can apply energy to an atom and force some of the electrons up to a higher energy level. When the applied energy is removed, the electrons "fall back" to a lower ( and more stable ) level emitting light in the process.
Maybe they go halfway in their "black box" by ionising some of the molecules in the air (strong magnetic field? ) and TWO laser beams hitting the same point in space supply the final "boost". i.e. when the laser beams "move on" the electrons lose the added energy as light.
This would mean that it IS possible to do it in 3D, so there´s still hope for the porn faction :D
 
Farzone said:
I seem to recall from high school physics/chemistry that you can apply energy to an atom and force some of the electrons up to a higher energy level. When the applied energy is removed, the electrons "fall back" to a lower ( and more stable ) level emitting light in the process.
Maybe they go halfway in their "black box" by ionising some of the molecules in the air (strong magnetic field? ) and TWO laser beams hitting the same point in space supply the final "boost". i.e. when the laser beams "move on" the electrons lose the added energy as light.
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The problem with that is that they are still adding something to the air. They are adding energy into the air (in the form of photons to bring the electrons into a higher quantum level). If that's the case, then they would be mis-advertizing in saying that they don't add anything to the air. They might as well have said that they are 'energizing' the air.

Also, if the lasers were to hit the electron, from 2 separate locations (but both coming from beneath the actual atom), wouldn't that knock the electron/atom out of alignment? Anyways, something still just doesn't jive with me on this one. The adage "I'll believe it when I see it" comes to mind.
 
So the real question is going to be "Who has to squeegie the holodeck clean every night on these long, lonely 5 year missions?
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Ein_7919
I´d agree on the mis-advertising. My guess is that they don´t consider energy as an additive in the "pollution/possibly dangerous/serious lawsuit shit" sense.
But there has to be a REASON for that "black box" thingy.
My "reasoning" was that it would be cheaper to "apply" a part of the energy in the box. Lasers require quite a lot of juice, and the beams would be pretty busy "painting all those points in the first place.
Like you, I´d like to see it in action.
 
Colonel Sanders said:
take no offense Topgun, I was just being stupid. perhaps a smiley or too will alleviate the apparent seriousness of my posts. or maybe I should type with my nose instead. then people won't pay attention to my posts and I will not offend anyone... :-D

I have season 2 on DVD, trying to get more but it's a matter of funds. curses! :)
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No Offense Taken
 
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