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December 9, 2015 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google 3D printing is really friggin’ cool, but promises that we’d all have one in our homes by now have turned out to ...

3D printing is the process of making three-dimensional objects by laying thin layers of material on top of one another. Each layer is so thin that the height is barely detectable by the human eye. In ...

Have you ever considered how awesome it would be to 3D print your very own miniatures? We're talking proxies for Star Wars Legion and Warhammer to your custom D&D monsters or heroes via something like ...

The viral ChatGPT action figure trend is taking the internet by storm. We took the creation a step further by 3D printing it. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

Even with a well-organized NAS, which I like to think I have, STL files are uniquely bad at being self-describing. They're ...

Your slicer’s estimate is only half the story. Here are the real factors that decide how long your 3D prints actually take.

No matter how technologies change, or what new innovations break into the mainstream, the basic goals of manufacturing remain the same: Reduce unplanned downtime, reduce costs, eliminate unnecessary ...

Look very closely at the reconstruction of the skull of newly discovered hominin ancestor Homo naledi. Can you tell that it's been 3D printed? According to John Hawks, a palaeoanthropologist on the ...

3D head scanning technology has evolved rapidly, bringing professional-grade capabilities within reach of enthusiasts and hobbyists. You can now create intricate, high-quality 3D models of your head ...

A UB team of biomedical engineers, neurosurgeons and cardiovascular interventionalists has developed a way to generate 3D prints of the human vascular system, giving surgeons pre-surgical, hands-on ...