How do 3D printers work? What's the impact on our economy? How expensive are they compared to traditional manufacturing? We take a three-dimensional look at the world of additive manufacturing. 3D ...

Murray Leinster’s short story Things Pass By, published in 1945, includes what may be the first description of 3D printers: But this constructor is both efficient and flexible. I feed magnetronic ...

You hit print on an object downloaded from an online database, and watch as it lays down skinny cross-sections one after another. That's how 3D printers work. It ...

Micro-precision 3D printing is helping medtech manufacturers overcome design, tooling, and production constraints as medical ...

Some 3D printer builds ideal for home improvement projects include generating screws, entire hand tools, small replacement ...

As 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology in their studies. The day-to-day tasks of scientific research are rarely glamorous ...