Professor Martin Richardson - De Montford University, Leicester

The final session of the day was presented by Professor Martin Richardson, from Leicester University. This was about holographic images, and I've got to confess that at some points in this, my brain simply could not cope. Very scientific, very difficult to grasp, but also very interesting... he talked about digital holograms, holographic hard disk drives, holographic textiles, holographic fibres and nanofibres, the role of holography in architecture (apparently Cologne power station uses transmission holograms to transmit light!!). As I said, my brain could not cope, but it was good. A book about holograms was provided in the conference pack - i have yet to look at it in detail