New York Times: Researchers at the University of Arizona report in Nature that they have succeeded in transmitting moving three-dimensional images from one place to another in almost real time. Their device can update images every 2 seconds. The technology uses holograms, two-dimensional images that reconstruct the light that would have bounced off a physical object, making it look 3D. The new technology could be used for such applications as holographic surgery and movies that literally surround the viewer.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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