3D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to consider—about materials, possible uses, software, and much more. Since 2004 ...

Cranfield University helped to develop the 3D printer in collaboration with Airbus before it was sent to the International Space Station in January, where astronauts printed a metal part in space ...

Andrea Carson was a visiting research fellow at the Reuters Institue for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford this year. In the past she was a news journalist at The Age and ABC.

Researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal 'metasheet' but, with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl.

In an experiment that sounds about as safe as bobbing for fries, ESA carried out the first-ever 3D metal printing in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Built with Airbus ...

And sadly, even a lot of expensive large glazed ceramic pots are made in bulk and aren’t fired correctly to the right temperature. As a result, the clay can still absorb water. In cold enough ...

From his Illinois home, he champions guns for all. The Times confirmed his real name and linked the firearm he helped design to terrorists, drug dealers and freedom fighters in at least 15 ...

Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic that has a number of properties that sets it apart from other thermoplastics which see common use with 3D printing, including PLA, ABS and nylon (PA).

That's why Sustainable Concrete Innovations out of Wapakoneta, Ohio held an open house this summer to allow industry professionals to tour the first completed 3D-printed home in the state.

It's Columbus' first 3D-printed concrete home, and it's slated to be finished this month. It costs less to produce than a traditional wood-frame house, can be built in a fraction of the time ...