Wave Issue 0508 2/25/05 Article 3-01

***Bringing Home the Holograms; Making Holograms Previously
Required a PhD Education in Physics and Some Big Research
Money; Now Litiholo Says You Can Do It in Your Kitchen

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.
Feb. 22, 2005

Litiholo, a division of Liti Holographics, Inc., has made
holograms so simple you can make them in your own home. And
while the concept of a holographic butler is still not
possible, the Litiholo Hologram Kit does provide everything
you need to make real holograms, including a new film material
that develops the holograms "instantly." The Hologram Kit
retails for $139.

Of particular interest is the Litiholo "Instant Hologram"
Film, which creates the holograms without any processing, much
like Polaroid film for traditional photographs. The kit sets
up easily on any solid table or surface, and takes up about 12
inches of space. After exposing one of the film plates to the
laser light for a few minutes, the hologram is visible by
looking through the film plate to see an image that looks like
you could reach around and grab it.

Liti launched the Hologram Kit in October of last year,
selling primarily through their website and gaining some
exposure from the Slashdot website. The kit has since been
picked up by several major educational distributors such as
Sargent-Welch and American 3B Scientific.

www.litiholo.com