D printing has become commonplace. Nowadays, few people remember that the first object printed using this innovative technology was a toy toad. Almost 40 years have passed since then, and during this ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

OrbitsEdge and Copernic Space send AI computer to space to design shoes, exploring economic opportunities in orbit.

A Texas company — driven by a mission to create faster, better and more affordable housing — is 3D printing homes. It's also working with NASA to 3D print on the Moon. Lesley Stahl reports.

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effec… ...

I've been dabbling in some basic cosplay for a few years now, but never had the creativity or confidence to actually make my ...

The NSTX-U fusion project employs over 50 3D-printed prototypes, including a full-scale model of its central magnet bundle, to pre-fit components and cooling lines, reducing assembly risk and cost.

Kumiko is a form of Japanese woodworking that uses small cuts of wood (probably offcuts) to produce artful designs. It’s the ...

Imagine printing your Martian home from dust, sunlight, and a bit of biology. A new synthetic lichen system uses fungi and bacteria to grow building materials directly from Martian soil, completely ...

A small company is vying to take on the Moonwatch with a cutting-edge, 3D-printed lightweight timepiece that's fit for EVAs, ...

Physicists at the University of Liège have succeeded in sculpting the surface of water by exploiting surface tension. Using 3D printing of closely spaced spines, they have combined menisci to ...

To fill this need, scientists are developing ways to 3D-print organs in the lab. But these require blood vessel networks to stay alive, and existing experimental methods for designing these take ...