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 ...

In the latest episode of their 'Make It Real' series, Hacksmith Industries attempted to solve this problem once and for all, creating the world's first retractable, plasma-based lightsaber. "Even with ...

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 ...

Hacksmith Industries is working on a real lightsaber. (Screenshot via YouTube) Is there any weapon more sophisticated and sought after than a lightsaber? It’s cool, compact, customizable and colorful.

How does one appropriately celebrate May the Fourth, the Star Wars-themed quasi-holiday? You could pop on a Darth Vader mask to do your grocery shopping, sure, but for people who take the day ...

The engineers behind the YouTube channel “The Hacksmith” have crafted a real-world “Star Wars”-style lightsaber that burns hot enough to cut through steel. Team lead James Hobson says it’s the ...

Hacksmith Industries created a retractable plasma lightsaber that burns at 4,000°, melting steel and glass. Though not yet as hot as Star Wars’ fictional blades, advancements hint at more portable, ...

Popular YouTube content creator, The Hacksmith, successfully creates a retractable, real-life replica of the famous Jedi weapon Lightsaber, using plasma that heats up to 4,000°F. The Plasma Lightsaber ...

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 ...

Real-life lightsabers are technically possible. That’s not just something we’re trying to manifest into existence, but it’s actual science: according to the ‘saber experts at Hacksmith Industries, a ...

YouTuber the Hacksmith (aka James Dobson) has been able to create a real-life "proto-saber"; an energy sword with its own power source that reaches at incredibly high temperature. Hobson's saber ...

Dec. 4 (UPI) --A Canadian YouTuber earned a Guinness World Record by taking his engineering skills to a galaxy far, far away, and building the world's first retractable proto-lightsaber. James Hobson ...