Nothing is quite as iconic of the Star Wars franchise as is the lightsaber. A weapon wielded by force-sensitive being of good and evil intent, the lightsaber symbolizes the transcendent nature of the ...

Armed with extreme heat and sci-fi inspiration, we built a real-life lightsaber that reaches 2500 degrees. Watch it slice, ...

A YouTuber has become the first person to receive a Guiness World Record for creating a retractable lightsaber. The blade measures over one metre in length, temperatures of 2,800°C, and can cut ...

Move over Peter Parker: Boston has its own super engineer turning science fiction into real life. Jacob Uy just graduated from Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, where he spent the ...

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Ever since "Star Wars" premiered in 1977, kids and adults alike wanted to get their hands on a lightsaber. The "elegant weapon for a more civilized age" is one of the most famous props in movie ...