How do 3D printers work, exactly? If you're curious how these magical machines create 3D objects in a matter of hours, look no further.

3D printing is changing the way we make things, and by extension the thing that we make. But how exactly does it work, and how is it advancing?

How 3D Printers Work Although 3D printers use a variety of technologies and can print from materials ranging from titanium to chocolate to living cells, they have one thing in common: the ability ...

3D printers are slowly becoming a bigger part of our lives thanks to its speed and needing fewer resources. But just how do these printers work?

Chris Padgett, founder of Fusion3, a Greensboro manufacturer of 3-D printers, is seen here with an array of sample pieces printed with the company's 3-D technology. Expand to read more Julie ...

A 3D Printer takes 3d dimensional models and physically creates them right before your eyes. 3D Printing is a type of additive manufacturing.

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping, is the process of creating three-dimensional objects from digital files. Working on one layer at a time, 3D ...

You could do this with the help of a 3D printing service, although you could buy your own metal 3D printer as well of course.

You've heard the hype about 3D printing but how does it actually work? Andrew Walker explains it's like baking a sliced loaf of bread backwards ...

3D printers were invented by Chuck Hull as far back as 1983, but they recently rose to prominence after being used to make common items ranging from guns to body parts. But how do they work?

You can use a 3-D printer to make everything form gun parts to custom sneakers. But Boston-area researchers are using 3-D printing to save lives.

3D printing, the process of making a solid object from a digital model, is a form of additive manufacturing. Here’s a diagram of how 3D printers work.