Additive manufacturing (AM) methods, such as 3D printing, enable the realization of objects with different geometric properties, by adding materials layer-by-layer to physically replicate a digital ...

The 3D-printed motor matched or outperformed comparable motors made with conventional manufacturing — and only cost 50 cents ...

Researchers have developed photonic devices that manipulate light to enable innovative applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers. Sabrina Corsetti, a PhD candidate at MIT, and her collaborators in ...

The Apollo 13 moon mission didn't go as planned. After an explosion blew off part of the spacecraft, the astronauts spent a harrowing few days trying to get home. At one point, to keep the air ...

Freeform has developed a 3D printing system called GoldenEye that is specifically optimized for metalworking. According to ...

Recycling 2.0 3D Systems has just come up with a 3D printer which makes its creations using recycled plastic bottles. The Ekocycle Cube 3D is a collaboration between 3D Systems, Coca-Cola… Recycling 2 ...

On the consumer end, there’s one feature that no 3D filament printer currently offers: 100% reliability. Prints can fail for a variety of reasons that are usually impossible to predict, and while ...

D-printed guns are a growing threat to public safety. The blueprints used to make these firearms can be found online, making ...