Vacuum forming is perhaps one of the less popular tools in the modern maker arsenal, something which surprises us a bit because it offers many possibilities. We’ve created our own vacuum forms on 3D ...

Space is very far away from Earth, which poses some problems for the people living there. Suppose something breaks. You'll need both the replacement part and the tool ...

3D printing technology may be some way off producing fully functional household appliances, but tiny steps are being made toward helping us out with our domestic duties. Hoover has teamed up with ...

Improvements: diagram of the 3D-printed peristaltic vacuum pump showing the pair of notches and a close-up of one of the rollers. (Courtesy: Luis Fernando Velásquez-García et al) A tiny 3D-printed ...

This is a Christmas tree, but it’s also a step toward 3D-printed moon igloos. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam ...

After you’ve taken a moment to ponder the turn of phrase used in the title, take a look at this scratch-built robotic vacuum created by [theking3737]. The entire body of the vacuum was 3D printed, and ...

One of the ways to make 3D printing more accessible is being able to print something right where you need it. As in, on the exact spot on the floor. That’s why Daniel Campos Zamora at the University ...

Mass spectrometers are extremely precise chemical analyzers that have many applications, from evaluating the safety of drinking water to detecting toxins in a patient’s blood. But building an ...