Soft robots made out of flexible, biocompatible materials are in high demand in industries from health care to manufacturing, ...

Dy default, the slicing software used for 3D printers has the printer first create the walls around the edges of a print, then goes back to deposit the infill pattern. [NeedItMakeIt], however, ...

The technology continues to evolve, but 3D printing is still mostly used for creating prototypes or parts that won’t have to endure tremendous stresses or rigorous wear and tear. That might not always ...

Researchers have designed a new 3D printing method called Crystallinity Regulation in Additive Fabrication of Thermoplastics ...

The CRAFT method uses widely available materials and inexpensive commercial 3D printers.

3D printing with plastics and resins is great for quickly prototyping parts with all manner of geometries, but strength and durability of the parts produced is often limited. One way around this is to ...

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 ...