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  • I want to believe!: MIT and Harvard build a real lightsaber

    BOSTON (CBS) — They may have been used a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away but scientists have made one right in our own backyard.

    That’s right, researchers at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have built an actual lightsaber, like the ones used in the Star Wars saga.

    Harvard Professor of Physics Mikhail Lukin and MIT Professor of Physics Vladan Vuleti led the study.

    The team of physicists say they have discovered a new kind of matter, using things called “Photonic Molecules.”

    They say unlike typical lasers which pass right through each other, these bind together so you can whack them against each other.

    They say it all ends up looking like the iconic Jedi weapon.
    http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/09/2...al-lightsaber/

    This appeals to the geek in me but I lack the background to assess the plausibility. What do you guys think?

    For fun, here are some of the top Star Wars lightsaber duels.
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  • #2
    Impressive. Most impressive.
    To us, it is the BEAST.

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    • #3
      Yeah, this looks like some neat science, but I'm not seeing a lightsaber...
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      • #4
        Pretty cool, but I'll be more impressed when they find a way to make lasers extend out a limited distance into thin air.

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        • #5
          Those are very, very cool lightsabers ...

          Though now that we're headed down this road, it's only a matter of time before they decide light sabers, the Force, and Han Solo aren't enough ... and decide to create a real life Jar Jar Binks.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Aeson View Post
            Those are very, very cool lightsabers ...

            Though now that we're headed down this road, it's only a matter of time before they decide light sabers, the Force, and Han Solo aren't enough ... and decide to create a real life Jar Jar Binks.
            At that point we kill them and the unholy abomination before the Lord.
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            For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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            • #7
              I want a purple one like Mace Windu.
              Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Dinner View Post
                I want a purple one like Mace Windu.
                Just hold it tighter.
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                • #9
                  Touche.
                  Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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                  • #10
                    I'm referencing a possibly apocryphal story about Jackson trying to get Lucas to give him a purple lightsaber. After days/weeks/months of Jackson demanding a purple one, Lucas replies with the above line. A quick googling from work doesn't bring anything up, though. However, if you google "Sam Jackson George Lucas," one of the search suggestions is "Sam Jackson sleeps with George Lucas." What a world, what a world.
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                    • #11
                      What a story, what a story!
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