Brit Tech Firm Develops Technology for 'Feeling' Holograms

10:30 AM EDT 4/9/2015

British firm Ultrahaptics has developed a unique technology that enables users to receive tactile sensations from invisible three dimension objects floating in mid-air, according to the Daily Mail. Ultrahaptics is the world’s leading touch-less haptics company. The technology it developed uses ultrasound to project sensations through the air and directly onto the user. By focusing complex patterns of ultrasound emanating from a specially designed pad, the air disturbances can be manipulated into floating 3D shapes that can be 'felt.' Users can ‘feel’ touch-less buttons, get feedback for mid-air gestures, or interact with virtual objects and holograms. The firm says the technology could even allow surgeons to reach 'inside' a hologram of a scan and 'feel' tumors.Read more