| Holographic images are all around us, yet many of use | | | | working to refine it. |
| fail to notice how popular they have become. Today | | | | Today there are 100s of potential real world |
| we see Holographic Images on our ATM and Credit | | | | applications for the science of Holography and it has |
| Cards or Microsoft Software as proof of authenticity | | | | far surpassed being limited only to the realm of Art, |
| and thus preventing counterfeiting or piracy. | | | | although it is hard to deny that indeed Art is an |
| Although some argue that if the human reader of the | | | | excellent applications. At the Advanced Critical |
| credit card or holographic image on Microsoft Vista or | | | | Technologies (CACT), Irvine Valley College in Irvine, |
| Microsoft Office 2007 does not know in advance | | | | California, which has a special course in Holographic |
| what they are looking for then this might also be an | | | | Science the professors note that: |
| opportunity for thievery and counterfeited products to | | | | To date embossed holography stands out as a killer |
| appear to be real. There are many theories on privacy | | | | application while many other potential applications still |
| protection and Holographic Images. | | | | remain as great challenges as well as opportunities. |
| What is rather fascinating is that Gabor did not feel | | | | Of course he is speaking to the issues of attempting |
| that his work in Holography, which he basically created, | | | | to create Holograms in the sky or specific ghostly |
| a whole new field was amongst his greatest scientific | | | | images for all to see at will, indeed these technologies |
| achievements. Others who followed who did not know | | | | are getting closer to common place than you might |
| of Dennis Gabor were rather disheartened to learn | | | | think. And spectral imaging has also come a long way |
| that their greatest achievements were pre-dated by | | | | and also has many application for video conferencing |
| Gabor, although they significantly added to the field of | | | | admits the spokesman for IBM. |
| Holography during their many years afterwards | | | | |