What is 3D printing and how does it work? 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping, is a process of creating three-dimensional objects by building them layer by layer ...

There are some times when a picture, or better yet a video, really is worth a thousand words, and [heinz]’s dual-disk polar 3D printer is one of those projects. Perhaps the best way to describe it is ...

Once the stuff of science fiction, 3D printers are now mainstream tools for creation and innovation. These devices, which transform digital blueprints into physical objects, have dramatically evolved ...

Advanced 3D printing techniques create flexible origami robots with high magnetic responsiveness, paving the way for ...

A team of researchers from UNSW Canberra has developed a new 3D-printed implant that could transform how doctors treat ...

Affordable, versatile, incredibly strong and locally available, concrete is the world’s most used manmade material. But it also has a huge carbon footprint, accounting for around 8% of global ...

Explore the latest advancements in 3D printing technology showcased at TCT Shenzhen 2026. Discover innovative features and designs from a variety of new 3D printers set to shape the future of ...

I spent last weekend at Maryland’s 3DPrintopia, a celebration of all things 3D printing. The event is an eclectic mix of the latest tech, mixed with homebrew 3D printers, merchants, and geeks showing ...

In science and engineering, it's unusual for innovation to come in one fell swoop. It's more often a painstaking plod through which the extraordinary gradually becomes ordinary.

NC State researchers create 3D-printed magnetic origami robots for precise, targeted drug delivery inside the body.

The orangutan, the hyena and the Bengal tiger took millions of years of evolution to reach their modern forms. Their zoological counterparts that take the stage in Life of Pi came to life after ...