A glasses-free three-dimensional display technology has been invented that may be an exciting alternative to current solutions for mobile devices. It makes use of an optical effect known to school physics students. See Letter p.348
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Dodgson, N. 3D without the glasses. Nature 495, 316–317 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/495316a
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