To work toward getting around this issue, researchers used parabolic flights to simulate microgravity conditions, then 3D ...

Multi-material 3D printing lets users fabricate customized objects with multiple colors and varied textures. Yet the process can be time-consuming and wasteful because existing 3D printers must switch ...

Netflix-style 3D printer platforms like Printables eliminate design barriers with millions of downloadable models, turning ...

Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless ...

The future of space colonization and industrialization can now be visualized. Planetary Resources, in collaboration with our partner 3D Systems, have developed the first ever direct metal print from ...

In the 21st century, 3D printing has become commonplace. Nowadays, few people remember that the first object printed using ...

It’s been a while since 3D printers became available and started allowing people to create 3D objects in the real world right from their own home. If you’re interested in getting a rundown of what 3D ...

If you find 3D printers to be just a little too coldly futuristic, this contraption might be more to your liking. Scientists ...

Researchers have demonstrated the ability to 3D print objects that can then change shape, even folding and unfolding, when heated through an electrical current or with ambient air temperature. The ...

Civil and systems engineers at Johns Hopkins University have a turned a longstanding problem with 3D printers into a multifunctional feature: The team developed a new printing technique that solves ...

Museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions have embraced 3D printing as a tool for display, storage, preservation and conservation, and more. However, there is not much known about the safety ...