Can't make it to that important meeting? A Star Trek-like holographic device could be the solution. Last Wednesday, researchers at Queen's University in Canada revealed a 3D holographic videoconferencing system that “effectively simulates teleportation" at an international conference in Montreal, Canada. /VCG Photo

Described as the world’s first truly holographic videoconferencing system, TeleHuman 2 allows people in different locations to appear before one another in life size as if they were in the same room. /VCG Photo

Using a ring of intelligent projectors mounted above and around a human-sized cylindrical pod, researches have been able to project objects as light fields. /VCG Photo

The 3D holographic image can be walked around and viewed from all sides simultaneously by multiple users, and the system doesn’t require headsets or 3D glasses. /VCG Photo

In the future, the system can be used for professional use, entertainment and personal communication. /VCG Photo