Police in Manchester, UK, found a 3D printer and initially believed that criminals may have been used in an attempt to manufacture a weapon. During an raid on a local property in the area of Greater ...

3D printing has captivated manufacturers worldwide and has truly revolutionized the future of our technological needs. Virtually any component can be realized; plastics, metals and even clear ...

Tips and tricks about 3D printing optomechanical parts. Many components can be printed which helps reduce cost, leaving your money to buy lenses and mirrors instead. But some things are hard to print ...

MANKATO — The 3D printers at Mankato area secondary schools are not sitting idle while students are learning from home. Teachers took the high-tech printers home and are using them to make hundreds of ...

Are bearings or bushings best for 3D printers? And how can they be improved so that 3D printers can more quickly and reliably turn out parts of higher quality? Although increasing the quality and ...

As the first 3D-printed hotel takes shape, we look at what the technology could mean for travel, from cabin components and ...

The strength of object printed on filament-based 3D printers varies by the plastic used, the G-code used by the printer, the percent infill, and even the temperature the plastic was extruded at.

China's ultra-fast, industrial-scale 3D printing firm is scaling flexible materials from shoes to humanoid robotics.

A new approach to building structures via 3D printing could make the technology more appealing for a larger number of projects, according to a company testing the method. The company, DAUB, is ...

3D Systems has unveiled two 3D printers which print food instead of plastic objects. Working with the sugar lab, a start-up micro-design firm headed by couple Liz and Kyle von Hasseln, the two parties ...

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University just 3D printed functional components of the human heart — including small blood vessels and large beating ventricles. “We now have the ability to ...

British police have seized a 3D printer and components “suspected to be a 3D plastic magazine and trigger.” Police made what they’re calling a “milestone” discovery when executing a number of warrants ...