YouTuber and engineer, the Hacksmith, has created the world’s first retractable, “plasma-based” lightsaber, and it burns at 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. There’s been an endless number of real-life ...

The Hacksmith’s real-life Star Wars protosaber build is a work of art, but also appears to be insanely dangerous to wield. Here’s the thing about lightsabers that isn’t acknowledged enough: They’re ...

The YouTuber and his team at Hacksmith Industries in Kitchener, Ont., have created a hyper-realistic, retractable plasma lightsaber that reaches a scorching heat of 2,200 C. "That's above the melting ...

Hacksmith Industries may have started with sci-fi experiments and YouTube stunts, but its latest project is pure business. Co-founded by James Hobson and Ian Hillier, the team has just raised more ...

It’s been the dream of many science-fiction fans to one day own a lightsaber. There is, however, one major problem. Put simply, the power required to have an operational lightsaber is enormous. A ...