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 ...

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 ...

British chemist explains how the fictional weapons could really work on Earth READ MORE: The REAL Tatooine! Scientists discover a planet orbiting two stars They were famously described as 'an elegant ...

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 ...

A superheated, 2500-degree lightsaber takes on its toughest test yet — a full-sized door. Sparks fly and metal melts in this ...

Walt Disney Imagineering has created some pretty incredible stuff over the decades, but few have been quite as embraced as Walt Disney World’s “real” lightsaber. It was fully extendable, just like the ...

The inventor of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser's lightsabers says it was quite a tough assignment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...