Despite strident advances in the field of glowing tools and light-based weaponry, mankind is still very far away from inventing a real lightsaber. As portrayed in Star Wars, a lightsaber has very specific properties that modern science cannot replicate. Scientists cannot replicate the laser-deflecting, metal-cutting, light-based swords that have been so popularized by the media.
Robert Valdes explores the possibilities of metal-cutting with Plasma torches, which is reminiscent of various scenes in Star Wars of Jedi slicing doors open with their blades. While these torches fulfill one requirement of lightsabers, they are not designed to be weapons and fail to satisfy the other requirements.
Ben Child ecstatically writes about how scientists at MIT and Harvard have invented the lightsaber, but is shortly contradicted by Paul Raeburn. Scientists have discovered a way to bind limited numbers of light particles together, but they have not invented anything remotely similar to a lightsaber.
During the process of producing these blog posts, each group member has made critical contributions. We have found free time to collaborate together and discuss possible resources. Every member had a hand in the writing and editing process of each post.
Valdes, Robert. "How Safecracking Works" 06 April 2004. HowStuffWorks.com. 15 October 2013.
Child, Ben. "Star Wars Lightsabers Finally Invented." The Guardian. The Guardian, 1 Oct. 2013. Web. 15 Oct. 2013.
Raeburn, Paul. "Harvard, MIT Scientists Invent a Lightsaber! Or Do They?" Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. MIT, 1 Oct. 2013. Web. 15 Oct. 2013.
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