If you're totally over how long it takes your 3D printer to finish a job, there's an easy solution for that – but it's only ...

Ordinarily, if you want to change the shape in which an object is 3D-printed, you have to alter the computer model that tells the printer what to do. A new and simpler technique, however, allows the ...

3D printing technology is changing the way we manufacture everything from toys and clothes to human tissue. The process of printing a three-dimensional object is known as additive manufacturing. A ...

Researchers are using an innovative 3D-printing technique that could revolutionize the quest to resurrect extinct animals ...

A new technique enables makers to finely tune the color, shade, and texture of 3D-printed objects using only one material. The method is faster and uses less material than other approaches.

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 ...

Mass customization, as spearheaded by companies like T-shirt makers Threadless, offers the promise of personalized products, manufactured on demand. 3D printing is one technique that could allow ...

Collaboration will create specialized materials tailor-made for composite-based additive manufacturing NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impossible Objects today announced a joint development ...

3D printing typically involves depositing layers of molten plastic, laser-melting powdered metal, or using UV light to harden gelatinous resin. A new technique takes yet another approach, however, by ...

Unlike other tech purchases you may make, a 3D printer lets you also make your own accessories rather than having to buy them ...

In a magnanimous move, Microsoft is offering free 3D-print STL files for anyone who wants to customize their Xbox controllers ...

(Nanowerk News) Multimaterial 3D printing enables makers to fabricate customized devices with multiple colors and varied textures. But the process can be time-consuming and wasteful because existing ...