Sener has since earned multiple medals for his attempt to bring the ancient device to life. In his view, he as shown that ...

Brenden Sener creates a miniature model with four mirrors and heat lamp, which proves Archimedes' theory is plausible.

In ancient Greece, the famed inventor Archimedes devised a "death ray" that could harness the power of the sun. Centuries later, a 13-year-old proved it worked.

Scientists have speculated about how Archimedes’ death ray purportedly harnessed sunlight to burn ships. Now, a teen may have evidence the device was plausible.

The scientist had proposed a conference in 2014 on the death ray, concluding the idea was possible but would have been difficult for Archimedes to pull off.

The heat ray, allegedly invented by the Greek Archimedes in the 3rd century BC, is similar to the Death Star from Star Wars.

The president is set to make a guest appearance next month on the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters," the show where a team of explosion-prone pyrophiles test urban legends. The Obama episode will ...

Sener found the death ray to be one of the more intriguing devices — sometimes referred to as the heat ray. Historical writings suggested that Archimedes used “ burning mirrors ” to start ...

Praising Sener for insights into Archimedes’ death ray, Cliff Ho, a senior scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, said the project is “an excellent evaluation of the fundamental processes.” ...

Sener found the death ray to be one of the more intriguing devices — sometimes referred to as the heat ray. Historical writings suggested that Archimedes used “ burning mirrors ” to start ...