3D printing may be set to change the world by letting us make all sorts of bespoke objects, but there’s one little problem: the printers can only print items smaller than themselves. Until ...

Researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory invented a new 3D printer, which they nicknamed "replicator" after the famous Star Trek device. The printer makes objects ...

Researchers have developed photonic devices that manipulate light to enable innovative applications, like pocket-sized ...

Now printers are going 3D, printing real objects. Though companies have been using 3D printers to make prototypes for years, new technology now allows consumers to take advantage of it at home.

3D printing at home on a budget is great if you just want to print small objects. Even some of the top 3D printers don't have large baseplates to maximize the build volume of your creations.

3D printing has opened a lot of doors, and items like this show that the plastic doodads created aren’t always the end result in and of themselves; sometimes they are the glue that enables a ...

New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 04 / 240410161607.htm ...

Advancing pocket-sized 3D printing with light-based chips. MIT's Sabrina Corsetti is developing breakthrough 3D printing ...

3D printing long ago moved from being theoretical to a reality, and in recent years 3D printers have become cheaper to produce; several models are now available for sale, as well as designs for ...

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.

How a 3D printer works can vary depending on the type of printing it's doing. Use this guide to understand the variations in materials and technique.

Recreate famous space objects and NASA spacecraft using your 3D printer and these free print files. 3D printers have, surprisingly, been in existence since the eightie recently that they’ve ...