3D holograms from your phone, television, or phone have been promised for decades but despite being of interest, have yet to materialize.

NASA flight surgeon Dr. Josef Schmid, Fernando De La Pena Llaca and their teams were the first humans “holoported” from Earth into space.

An immersive, realistic 3D holographic projection of a complete environment that you could interact with and even touch may soon be here.

Researchers have now introduced a completely new approach to realize such dynamic holographic displays.

The lightweight flexible holographic lenses, many meters in diameter, could be rolled for launch and unfurled in space.

The breakthrough has the potential to aid in medical diagnoses and, specifically, those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.