The Millennium Falcon in "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope." A long time ago in a studio far, far away, filmmaker George Lucas created one of the seminal works of science fiction: the "Star Wars" ...

Many Bothans died to bring us this information. During the Cold War, fear of nuclear attack was rife in both the USA and the Soviet Union. A massive arms race began in 1949 in which both nations not ...

If you have ever thought to yourself, "Wow, I'd look really cool with a droid following me," now is your chance! Piaggio Fast Forward™ (PFF) is a robotics company that has worked hard to make every ...

The force is strong with this dad. Not content with just any old present for his daughter's first birthday, Australian DIY expert Tez Gelmir has used 3D printing to build a replica Star Wars 74-Z ...

"The Last Jedi" introduces the porg (right), with Chewbacca. George Lucas knew that amid all the human actors and state-of-the-art effects, even a small critter, if ill-conceived, could throw the ...

A long time ago in a studio far, far away, filmmaker George Lucas created one of the seminal works of science fiction: the "Star Wars" movie series. Nearly 40 years later, the ideas introduced by the ...

Interestingly, A New Hope's prediction of hologram technology is surprisingly accurate when compared to other works of fiction. Take Star Trek's holodeck for example; it's exceedingly difficult at the ...