Additive manufacturing enthusiasts, about 10 years ago, described a dream where 3D printing rose from rapid prototyping and design into a large-scale production technology. In 2024, financial ...

In this vlog from the Samcraft workshop, I overhaul my 3D printing business by rearranging a 20x32 ft space, moving tables, and assembling a new muscle rack shelf to expand my print farm. I focus on ...

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 ...

For a couple of years now, I’ve been trying to find an excuse to buy a decent 3D printer. Friends and fellow Ars staffers who had them would gush about them at every opportunity, talking about how ...

Three-dimensional printing is transforming medical care, letting the health care field shift from mass-produced solutions to customized treatments tailored to each patient’s needs. For instance, ...

What if a piece of plastic could help improve the outcome of a patient’s orthopedic surgery? Thanks to the collaboration between Seattle Children’s Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Custom Care ...

Do you need to print something from your iPhone? You’re not alone. Even though we live in a mostly digital world, sometimes we still need to print things like shipping labels or even just a fun meme.

Space pioneers will bring 3D printers with them to make the tools, structures and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment. JumlongCh JumlongCh/Getty Editor’s note: The ...

3D printing is a downright futuristic technology. People can use plastic filaments, resin, and other materials to create custom objects. The quality of the print is limited by a user's printer, but ...

Multi-material 3D printing could one day be used to print almost anything.Marina_Skoropadskaya Multi-material 3D printing uses multiple materials in a single 3D printing step. This process is highly ...

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