The main mechanical tools in a hacker’s shop used to be a drill press and a lathe. Maybe a CNC mill, if you were lucky. Laser cutters are still a rare tool to find in a personal shop, but today’s ...

Printers are one of those “classic” technologies that have had minimal innovation – just more touchscreen interfaces, slots for various memory cards, and better Wi-Fi connection. The only things that ...

D printing is a fun hobby and there are many useful items that you can make. Here are 13 projects you can try out to test your 3D printing skills.

A few days ago TheBlaze reported that Defense Distributed, which is heading up the Wiki-Weapons project, had completed its initial goal of creating a fully functional firearm using only a 3D printer.

While you'll find custom-designed parts for almost every brand of 3D printer on just about every repository, it's important ...

3D printer company MakerBot has revealed a tie-up with crowdsourced printing network 3D Hubs that aims to bring 3D printing to designers without their own dedicated machine — which basically means ...

You have the right to bear arms. But you don't necessarily have the right to upload them. In the wake of one of worst shooting incidents in American history, the 3D-printing firm Makerbot has deleted ...

The consumer printer industry isn’t in great shape, and paper seems to be getting eliminated every which way you look. Yet, BERG design consultancy principal Matt Webb spent the last year building ...

Solid-ink technology may make color output as common as laser prints. Highly magnified views of color laser (top) and solid ink (bottom). Note the greater consistency and the dense, crisp appearance ...

Despite the 3D printing revolution shaking up the design and manufacturing industries, one thing has been holding it back from fully infiltrating more commercial day-to-day situations – it's slow.

Graphic design is an intricate process that takes a lot of time and thought. One component that all graphic designers are looking for is a solid printer that can capture all the detail and provide ...

Joe Hebenstreit is Frog Design's principal engineer and an amateur wedding ring designer. When it came time for Joe Hebenstreit to buy a wedding ring for his wife-to-be, he stuck with what he knew.