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Inexpensive 3-D technology starting to look real

Say goodbye to your red-and-blue glasses.

The once-great gimmick turned movie-house… Say goodbye to your red-and-blue glasses.

The once-great gimmick turned movie-house nostalgia could be in the waning hours of its twilight years, as scientists at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center push forward with research in the blossoming field of 3-D technology, otherwise known as stereo visualization.

Stuart Pomerantz and Joel Stiles hope to lower the cost and increase the convenience of displaying images and movies in 3-D for large groups of people.

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