With a 3D printer, you can create innumerable objects from the comfort of your own home, including useful tools, pieces of art, replacement parts, and much more. With new 3D printing methods being ...

A 3D printer printing a cup lit by RGB lighting. - Jakub Zerdzicki/Getty Images 3D printing is in the middle of a transition period from a novelty hobby into a serious home manufacturing solution.

Ultimation Industries, a manufacturer of conveyor systems, is one of 300 companies in the metro Detroit area t0 receive a free 3D printer as part of a local government program. The idea, akin to the ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

There's more to the decision than price alone.

I have several 3D printers, and I’ve always been satisfied with using either Repetier or Marlin on all of them. There are a few other firmware versions that could run on my hardware, but those two ...

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I’ve always felt it was a waste of time to cry over things I can’t change. However, as I sat on my bedroom floor recently, struggling to twist open the glucose sensor my daughter needs to survive, ...

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printers have evolved from a time sink gimmick to sophisticated additive manufacturing equipment that sits on a user's desk. There's no longer a need for multiple ...

Prusa Research has finally opened up orders for their INDX system today. “INDX” is Prusa’s (via Bondtech) technology for ...

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A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder, has created a design ...