Star Wars. Does the science hold up?
Today we ask the question; from The Force to R2D2, does the science hold up? Nope, it’s not controlled by The Force. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, the final film in the epic Star Wars series, will hit the big screens on December 19. Science fiction in...
Zweibrück Observatory Get a Star Wars Makeover
Hubert Zitt - a professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied Sciences - has transformed the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association into a giant R2-D2. Zitt completed the project alongside master painter Klaus Ruffing, his father-in-law Horst Helle and a small team of helpers back in...
Dubai police issued Star Wars-style hover bikes
This year Dubai's Gitex tech conference revealed the gulf-state will be outfitting its police with Star Wars-style hoverbikes The Russian-made Hoversurf Scorpion will be capable of speeds of up to 70km per hour and can fly at a height of five metres. The idea is that bikes will...