As even casual Star Wars fans will know, lightsabers are probably the coolest weapon ever to make an appearance on the big screen. Lightsaber fights are so elegant that they are almost hypnotic ...

So, does the science support the possible existence of real life lightsabers? Sort of. Some of the technology needed doesn’t yet exist, but a potential mechanism can be explained.

Scientists have brought lightsabers one step closer to reality, by creating a new type of “interactive” light. Normally, light beams simply pass through each other, but researchers have… ...

This article, Disney's real-life lightsaber looks incredible. Here's how it could work, originally appeared on CNET.com.

The idea behind a lightsaber is simple genius: a light-weight and immensely powerful tool that uses a blade of energy to not only slice up disciples of the Dark Side in a single blow but also act as ...

In real life, I expect a lightsaber blade to be some form of static tube, such as those sold in Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. I do not expect to see a glowing blade rise from a hilt.

What better gift for Star Wars Day than a lightsaber? A physics researcher believes we're close to making the sci-fi device a reality.

It’s no science fiction anymore: clumping photons into molecules, scientists have discovered a completely new form of matter that works just like the lightsabers in Star Wars. “The physics of ...

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