Forget replicas—this is the real deal. The world’s first protosaber isn’t just for show; it burns, cuts, and lights up like a ...

Witness the creation of a functional, cordless lightsaber staff by Hacksmith Industries. This innovative project achieves a 4,000°F plasma blade using a butane-oxygen mix, all housed within a 6-foot ...

That's the slogan of Herotech, the company Uy founded, where his projects have included a Spiderman web-shooter, an Iron Man JARVIS display and, most recently, a real-life retractable lightsaber. ...

Disney has spent the last half-decade working to make its real-life lightsabers look as movie-like as possible, and at last, it seems to have succeeded.

Star Wars fans bolster their lightsaber dueling skills at real-life Jedi academy in Mexico City Founded in 2019, the academy teaches lightsaber combat techniques inspired by Jedi and Sith teachings.

Real-life lightsabers are not plasma beams, but made of a material similar to police batons. The sound effects can be turned down for classes. Lightsabers can be rented by the class, ...

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 ...

A real lightsaber? This Massachusetts student turned science fiction into reality Jacob Uy, a recent graduate of Olin College of Engineering, uses the engineering skills he learned in Needham to ...