on May 4th, 2022

Can engineers build a Lightsaber?

On 4 May the world celebrates Star Wars, but there is one artefact in the Star Wars universe that perplexes scientists – the Lightsaber.

The laser-like sword has been deemed impossible to exist, so in celebration of Star Wars Day, we look at why this weapon used by the Jedi and the Sith is so unlikely (for now).

Let your imagination take flight

Imaginative engineering is at the core of what has made Star Wars so successful according to scholars.

Continue reading Can engineers build a Lightsaber? at EIT | Engineering Institute of Technology.

EITOn 4 May the world celebrates Star Wars, but there is one artefact in the Star Wars universe that perplexes scientists – the Lightsaber.
The laser-like sword has been deemed impossible to exist, so in celebration of Star Wars Day, we look at why this weapon used by the Jedi and the Sith is so unlikely (for now).
Let your imagination take flight
Imaginative engineering is at the core of what has made Star Wars so successful according to scholars.
Continue reading Can engineers build a Lightsaber? at EIT | Engineering Institute of Technology.Read More


      

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