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We have seen some 3D movies in our childhood time and we will enjoy it to the core because it gives an exciting experience the object seen in the screen comes closer to us we will also try to catch them but nothing comes into our hand. But now it’s possible to touch a 3D image. Researchers have made holograms that can be felt. Professor," Hiroyuki Shinoda, professor at Tokyo University and one of the developers of the technology, told Reuters. The effect is created through the use of software built with ultrasonic waves that creates pressure when a user's hand "touches" a hologram that is projected”.

They have also used control sticks from Nintendo's popular Wii gaming system which is mounted above the hologram display area now they have tested only simple objects, in addition to this they also have a plan of introducing virtual switches in hospitals and other public places where contamination by touch is an issue.