Beckman Institute researchers developed a technique to 3D print and alter structural colors in the visible wavelength spectrum from deep blue to orange. The UV-assisted direct-ink-write 3D printing ...

A few short years ago, a 3D printer seemed like a novelty. But today, the best 3D printers are accessible, print in multiple colors and can build anything from a toy figurine to a self-watering ...

Interested in experimenting with your own multi-color filament? [Turbo_SunShine] says to just print your own, and experiment away! Now, if you’re thinking that 3D printing some filament sounds ...

The PolyDye system installed on an Elegoo Neptune 2 printer. (Credit: Teaching Tech, YouTube) Being able to 3D print FDM objects in more than one color is a feature that is rapidly rising in ...

A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder, has created a design ...

Read about Boston Micro Fabrication's new patent, Stratasys's new online marketplace, Josef Průša's award from the Czech ...

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Researchers hack colors from recycled waste using open source software they have developed and shared with the world for free. The results allow anyone to make custom colored additive manufacturing ...

Ordinarily, the 3D printing of multi-colored, multi-textured objects is a relatively complex and inefficient process. That could soon change, however, thanks to a clever new technique in which a ...