It's an idea that was popularized by Princess Leia's plea for help in "Star Wars": sending a 3-D hologram.
Now, two scientists have developed technology they hope will one day turn the humble telephone booth into a high-tech chamber for beaming holographic images.
At a University of Tokyo laboratory, a woman stands inside a booth where a 360-degree digital camera surrounding her face sends data to a cylindrical tube.
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