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![Researchers have developed holograms made of stretchy materials that could enable holographic animation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EH3aTsZ9PdFVRHmqJYHUEH-320-80.jpeg)
Stretchy Holograms Could Power 3D, Morphing Projections
By Edd Gent published
Almost all holograms contain a recording of just a single image, but now scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have built a hologram on stretchy material that can hold several images.
![To demonstrate the working principle of resonant laser printing, the researchers printed several macroscopic images in various color tones. Here are examples of several famous paintings laser printed at 500 dots per inch.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XogMTrxfXqd2N6ncmtr7oR-320-80.jpeg)
Laser-Printed Nanotech Makes Colors That Never Fade
By Jesse Emspak published
Laser printers that "sculpt" images at miniscule scales could one day make color photos that don't fade over time the way ink does, according to a new study.
![Millennium Falcon Battles TIE Fighters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UPmFLgeUpRQNyn8p2E4RMP-320-80.jpeg)
'Star Wars' Tech: 8 Sci-Fi Inventions and Their Real-Life Counterparts
By Edd Gent published
![Elon Musk at Tesla Design Studio](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j6ZUnKQHviYaLPcmXjP4J4-320-80.jpeg)
Elon Musk's Pipe Dream: Underground Electric Sleds for LA Traffic
By Glenn McDonald published
The man behind Tesla and SpaceX proposes dropping individual vehicles into a network of subterranean platforms and tunnels.
![drone-globe-screen.jpg](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pPPWmCTG5TeintJkpXEL2P-320-80.jpg)
Spherical Drone Display Looks Like 360-Degree Flying Screen
By Kacey Deamer published
There is new way to advertise in the sky.
![A 3D model of a possible molecular "nanocar." These single-molecule machines are propelled by small pulses of an electric current.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nJFNEHFw3WUMGPocPA5eZ6-320-80.jpeg)
Really Micro Machines: Molecular Cars Prep for First-Ever Race
By Edd Gent published
Tiny vehicles made from a single molecule will go head-to-head in the first ever NanoCar Race tomorrow.
![A three-dimensional glass castle that was created with a 3D printer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yJfXN28TDMVsr3MEjC4zeF-320-80.jpeg)
Scientists Can Now Create Glass Figurines with a 3D Printer
By Charles Q. Choi published
Intricate glass creations such as miniature castles and tiny pretzels can now be fabricated using 3D printing, according to a new study.
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