A new series on Nights in collaboration with the MacDiarmid Institute where we take an idea from fiction and see how it stands up to scientific scrutiny.
Tonight, Professor Justin Hodgkiss Professor of Chemistry at Victoria University Wellington and MacDiarmid Institute Co-Director and Principal Investigator give us his take on lightsabers.
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 18: Fans gather for the Star Wars Lightsaber Battle "The Light Battle Tour" at Pershing Square on December 18, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: 2015 Jason Kempin/Getty Images/AFP
