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Researchers at the Australian National University have developed a material which they claim will help make cameras smaller and holograms possible.
"As a child, I learned about the concept of holographic imaging from the Star Wars movies," said Mr Wang, a student at the ANU Research School of Physics and Engineering.
"It's really cool to be working on an invention that uses the principles of holography depicted in those movies."
A hologram message from Princess Leia, played by the late Carrie Fisher, served as a warning to Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: A New Hope.
Outside of recreating his favourite Star Wars scenes, Mr Wang said the device could have many applications such as slimming down bulky optical equipment on space craft and satellites.
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"While research in holography plays an important role in the development of futuristic displays and augmented reality devices, today we are working on many other applications such as ultra-thin and light-weight optical devices for cameras and satellites."
Holograms are three-dimensional images produced by capturing the interactions of light beams.
Researchers from ANU have made a major breakthrough in their hologram research. Photo: Jamie Kidston
"Our ability to structure materials at the nanoscale allows the device to achieve new optical properties that go beyond the properties of natural materials.
"The holograms that we made demonstrate the strong potential of this technology to be used in a range of applications."
ANU led the design, construction and testing of the device in collaboration with Nanjing University in China and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States.
The breakthrough was first published in the research journal Optica.