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 ...

This Guy Made a Real 2,700-Degree 'Lightsaber' P Philip Ellis And now, it exists. Like, lightsabers are actually real, you guys. YouTuber the Hacksmith (aka James Dobson) has been able to create a ...

It’s not just hot — it’s revolutionary. This build takes lightsaber tech to the next level with a 4000° plasma blade that actually retracts. Watch the sparks fly as engineering meets sci-fi in our ...

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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 ...

Few sci-fi weapons are more mind-blowing than the lightsaber made famous by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. Capable of cutting through metal and deflecting laser blasts, its the iconic Jedi accessory, ...

GOD, weird. So a while back I called WickedLasers’ Spyder III a “real life lightsaber.” (It wasn’t quite that cool in practice). LucasFilm took issue and threw a fit. Here’s the whole saga (and ME) ...