{"title":"A Sci-Fi Aerial Display: This Touchscreen Floats in Midair","authors":"Markus Mierse","doi":"10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10749716","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"On a star base far far away, a dashing hero presses a but-ton on a control panel and a schematic appears in midair. Deftly touching her fingers to the ethe-real display, the hero shuts down an energy shield and moves on with her secret mission. If you've watched any science fiction, you're probably familiar with this kind of scenario. But what you may not know is that while star bases and energy shields are still beyond us, floating displays are not.","PeriodicalId":13249,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Spectrum","volume":"61 11","pages":"14-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Spectrum","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10749716/","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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On a star base far far away, a dashing hero presses a but-ton on a control panel and a schematic appears in midair. Deftly touching her fingers to the ethe-real display, the hero shuts down an energy shield and moves on with her secret mission. If you've watched any science fiction, you're probably familiar with this kind of scenario. But what you may not know is that while star bases and energy shields are still beyond us, floating displays are not.
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IEEE Spectrum Magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE, explores the development, applications and implications of new technologies. It anticipates trends in engineering, science, and technology, and provides a forum for understanding, discussion and leadership in these areas.
IEEE Spectrum is the world''s leading engineering and scientific magazine. Read by over 300,000 engineers worldwide, Spectrum provides international coverage of all technical issues and advances in computers, communications, and electronics. Written in clear, concise language for the non-specialist, Spectrum''s high editorial standards and worldwide resources ensure technical accuracy and state-of-the-art relevance.