Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Lightsabers from Star Wars aren't just "an elegant weapon, from a more civilised age"—there is science behind the science fiction.

Chemist Alex Baker explored the science of a galaxy far, far away. Watch the lecture here: youtube.com/watch?v=zvyW-6MMDjM

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