MIT’s VisiPrint tool offers realistic previews of 3D-printed objects, helping reduce failed prints, material waste, and ...

3D printing has been around for much longer than you might think; almost 40 years in fact. But it's only recently that the ...

From smart printers to material innovations, stay ahead in 3D printing with these new gadgets that improve speed, quality, ...

By quickly generating aesthetically accurate previews of fabricated objects, the VisiPrint system could make prototyping ...

Multi-material 3D printing lets users fabricate customized objects with multiple colors and varied textures. Yet the process can be time-consuming and wasteful because existing 3D printers must switch ...

Since 3D printing went mainstream, there's been much buzz about a future filled with 3D printed buildings, cars, and airplanes. That could start to change with Autodesk’s Project Escher, a software ...

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.

Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to ...

Museums are experiencing an increased presence of 3D printed objects in collections and higher instances of use in preservation activities, amplifying the critical need for preservation guidelines and ...

Prof. Robert Przekop's team from the Center for Advanced Technologies at AMU has created an invention allowing chemical substances to be introduced into objects printed on 3D printers. The solution ...

Close-Up of bowl-like item being printed on a 3D printer - Reflexpixel/Getty Images We've seen some amazing things coming out of the 3D-printed space. From smaller gadgets and gizmos found across some ...

Stereolithography (SLA) & Digital Light Processing (DLP): These resin-based processes offer exceptionally high resolution and ...