The dream of a real lightsaber has always sounded like a physics joke, not an engineering brief. Yet a retractable plasma ...

Titled 'Saber,' the new film explores a fascinating niche of 'Star Wars' fandom.

Using the Super Proton Synchrotron, the team created beams of electron-positron pairs and passed them through a meter-long region of plasma. This setup served as a scaled laboratory version of a ...

China's EAST nuclear fusion reactor has successfully kept plasma stable at extreme densities, passing a major fusion ...

Do you long for an elegant weapon from a more civilized age? Something less clumsy and random. As you hone your sensitivity ...

Realization of digital-twin control by connecting Large Helical Device (LHD) (Toki, Gifu) located at NIFS and the Plasma Simulator supercomputer (Rokkasho, Aomori), jointly procured by NIFS and QST, ...

The interiors of fusion reactors can get seriously chaotic. But for obvious reasons—like extreme temperatures and pressures—researchers aren’t typically able to peek directly inside a reactor. Some ...

U.S. air travelers who haven't upgraded to a Real ID can still fly without one, but starting Feb. 1 they'll be charged a $45 fee, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. Flyers without ...

If you haven’t gotten a Real ID, it may soon cost you even more to fly domestically. The Transportation Security Administration announced Dec. 1 that U.S. air travelers who do not have a Real ID or ...

For those who are planning to travel by plane this holiday season, more than a ticket will be needed to board. Travelers now need a REAL ID-compliant identification to board a federally regulated ...

Inspired by holiday season Advent calendars, the Disney Store is offering its unique spin on the concept, with a brand new Star Wars-themed mini-lightsaber countdown calendar. Presented in small ...