Computer Aided Design (CAD) is the use of software to create precise digital drawings and 3D models of products. It allows designers to visualise and modify designs quickly, ensuring accuracy and ...

Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...

Funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation is part of a broader push to propel domestic computer chip manufacturing A $3 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to the ...

Formal drawings are a more precise style of drawing. They can be produced by hand or with computer aided design (CAD) packages. Formal hand drawings use tools such as rulers and set squares to ensure ...

Territorian road collisions will be understood in greater detail, with police turning to new technology that produces a visual representation of even the most catastrophic car crashes. This week, it ...

One of the limitations of 3D printing is the materials. Consumer 3D printers usually stick to ABS plastic and while you can print anything from metal to ceramics, those machines are expensive. If you ...

Toner transfer is a commonly-used technique for applying text and images to flat surfaces such as PCBs, but anybody who has considered using the same method on 3D prints will have realized that the ...

Prosthetic eyes that are designed by artificial intelligence and 3D printed require 80 per cent less time from human specialists compared with traditional manufacturing methods, potentially allowing ...

In the darker corners of the Internet where search engines cannot go, black markets offer pistols, machine guns, even explosives — and most worrisome to security researchers, computer aided design, or ...