Sure, you’ll probably never get your hands on that infamous extending lightsaber last seen at the now-defunct Galactic Starcruiser hotel, but—like The Force—hope is always there for Star Wars fans if ...

Herotech, a team of visionary engineers, has successfully built a real retractable lightsaber with a blade of actual light that extends and retracts from the hilt. Spearheaded by Jacob Uy, Madie Tong, ...