Just like these concepts, phasers -- the all-purpose weapons Starfleet personnel carry and often use during their adventures -- are more than meets the eye. As sci-fi weapons go, the "Star Trek ...

along with weapons lost to time. In Star Trek: Picard, Captain Worf's (Michael Dorn) unique kur'leth conceals a phaser in the hilt, but even this dual-duty Klingon/Starfleet hybrid isn't the best ...