Australia National University (ANU) has officially launched a groundbreaking optical technology research center that can create lifelike mobile holograms that can be displayed directly on your phone’s screen.
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) brings together the best talents from 5 Australian universities and 20 cooperative institutions. The goal of this research alliance is to change the way we use light.
With the advent of holographic mobile phone screens, this advanced technology can also make autonomous cars a daily reality and enable doctors to obtain cell-level real-time images in the patient's body.
Dragomir Neshev, Director of TMOS and Professor of Physics at the Australian National University, said:
"Lens-based optics used in modern devices are based on the concept of light from 3,000 years ago."
"This is why your phone is so thick - traditional lenses must have a certain width to work. What we are developing is an optical surface that can replace large lenses. This has changed the game in almost all industries."
Minister of Industry and Science Ed, Minister of Industry and Science Husic said:
"Australia's future prosperity and well-being depends on the necessary basic research to transform future industries. Integrating and enhancing our knowledge of light and its interaction with nanoscale materials is a very exciting new field."
"This is a growing field of science pioneered by Australia, and I am eager to see how the new ARC center TMOS will deepen our understanding of this field, which is expected to have a significant impact on our future lifestyle."
Judith Zielke, CEO of the Australian Research Council (ARC), pointed out the value of the ARC center.
Ms Zielke said:
“ARC Centres of Excellence (ARC Centres of Excellence is a center of expertise through which high-level researchers work together to deepen and deliver research in national priority areas, strengthen Australia's international status and have a significant impact on the quality of life enjoyed by Australians. "
" Research conducted by TMOS will improve the quality of daily life for Australians and strengthen Australia's research capabilities."
"I look forward to seeing the real research results of the ARC Centre of Excellence in the coming years, as well as outstanding researchers who will continue to innovate for Australia, the result of their training and collaboration with industry partners."
" said Professor Neshev:
"The ongoing funding of this project means that Australia can become the 'good place' for cutting-edge research and development of micrometaoptics, allowing us to see what is invisible."
"Australia has the support of talent, infrastructure and community, which makes it an ideal place for innovation, and we are excited to be involved in the development of new technologies and fundamentally change the way many industries operate."
The researchers at TMOS are from the Australian National University, Sydney University of Technology , Royal Melbourne Polytechnic University , University of Melbourne and University of Western Australia . It has 20 domestic and international partners.
The center received an ARC reward of 34.9 million in seven years.
