ORLANDO, Fla. - The lightsaber from "Star Wars" is probably the most recognizable film prop in the history of cinema and the most coveted piece of merchandise among kids and adult sci-fi fans alike.

Movie magic has been brought to life with the world’s first retractable lightsaber. YouTuber Alex Burkan, from Russia, was recently recognized by Guinness World Records as the creator of the world’s ...

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 ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

There’s been an endless number of real-life “lightsabers” made as one-offs or props, but most of them don’t do the film’s civilized blade justice in terms of raw power. A new, fully retractable plasma ...

Even for the most casual Star War fans like myself, the dream of one day owning a lightsaber that actually, you know, looks like a lightsaber is extremely alluring. Sure, existing lightsabers might ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disney's sequel trilogy had style but little substance. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Disney is working on a "real" ...