NANJING, Oct. 26 -- Three-dimensional holographic images usually appear in science fiction films like Star Wars, but a group of Chinese researchers is trying to bring the same effect into the real world without use of 3D glasses.
A video demonstrating this holographic projection, generated by a spinning fan-like blade and LEDs, has amazed global netizens since it was first posted on Instagram in late September.
The holographic projector itself is a complex and formidable piece of technology, which can project a variety of 3D images more or less into thin air -- a flying butterfly, a bird, a moving car and a jumping Super Mario.
The video has been viewed more than 20 million times on Chinese video websites, around 10 million times on Youtube. It has been shared 54,000 times and received 14,000 comments on Facebook.
The holographic projector was invented by DSEE.LAB, a Chinese startup in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province.
According to founder and CEO Zhou Quan, the product is basically a propeller with hundreds of LEDs controlled by computer. When it rotates at a high speed, the LED lights change quickly, creating a moving picture in the air.
The existing product can be used for advertising displays or exhibitions at hotels, shopping malls or airports, but in the future, Zhou aims to make low-cost holographic videos.
Existing products that project moving holographic images are costly and have severe limitations.
Sun Jian, in charge of publicity, said that their naked-eye display has different sizes with a price ranges from 2,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan.
Since the product was put into mass production in June, the company has received around 10,000 orders from home and abroad, with sales reaching 10 million yuan (around 1.5 million U.S. dollars).
DSEE.LAB is a young company set up in 2016. The average age of its 20 team members is only 24. The team has obtained seven patents in China and one international patent.
The company has set up branches in the United States, Germany and Singapore. On October 20, it announced that it had secured around 10 million yuan in financing from angel investors.
Many young people are setting up their own businesses as China moves toward an innovation-led economy, encouraging entrepreneurship.
According to auditing firm KPMG, the government has invested more than one billion U.S. dollars in domestic startups since 2017. Compared with other firms, technology firms have obtained most support in tax preferences, funding, low-interest or interest-free loans and rent subsidies.
Zhou's team has received 1.7 million yuan of government funding since 2017.
Next year, the company plans to develop a projection propeller with a diameter of 1.5 meters and make the screen more interactive, allowing users to switch images only by moving their fingers.
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:1(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:14(含解析)
【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习书面表达专题训练:训练2 书信、邮件+写人类记叙文(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:3(含解析)
【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习完形填空专题训练:技法2 利用语义逻辑关系解题(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:16(含解析)
【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习书面表达专题训练:训练4 书信、邮件+议论文(Ⅱ)(含解析)
“超现实”成韦氏词典2016年度词汇
【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习完形填空专题训练:技法3 利用词语习惯搭配解题(含解析)
2016年12月大学英语六级真题作文参考范文之创新(文都教育版)
2016年12月英语四级作文真题&答案:试卷一 国企还是合资/外企?
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:20(含解析)
她的神秘圣诞老人居然是比尔•盖茨!!!
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:5(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:10(含解析)
2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题作文范文及解析:工作or考研(文都教育版)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:9(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:19(含解析)
【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习书面表达专题训练:训练5 书信、邮件+说明文(含解析)
2016年12月英语四级作文真题:试卷三(新东方版)
2016年12月英语四级作文真题&答案:试卷三 就业还是考研/读书?
2016年12月大学英语四级真题作文参考范文—工作还是读研(文都教育版)
2016年12月英语四级作文真题&答案:试卷二 就业还是创业?
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:22(含解析)
【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习书面表达专题训练:训练3 书信、邮件+议论文(Ⅰ)(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:4(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:11(含解析)
2016年12月英语四级考试真题--作文范文及解析之选择国企还是合资企业(文都教育版)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:13(含解析)
2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练:2(含解析)
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |