The 3D-printing hype ended years ago, but the threat of tariffs and the closing of the de minimis exemptions means that making your own stuff might actually hold some value.
Minnesota engineers developed fluid-filled 3D-printed tissues that mimic the feel of surgery, earning praise from surgeons.
Discover how plastic bottles can be transformed into 3D printing filament. This process involves converting PET plastic ...
Small 3D-printed liquid capsules inserted between layers of tissue burst open, mimicking blood, when surgeons make an incision. Budding surgeons may soon train on stretchy, lifelike 3D-printed skin ...
People are increasingly turning to software to design complex material structures like airplane wings and medical implants. But as design models become more capable, our fabrication techniques haven't ...
Most think 3D-printed tooling has many limitations. They think that plastic simply isn’t strong enough. That’s a ...
Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...
There’s a new — and free — tool to automatically generate variable infill for FFF 3D print jobs. The tool is called Strecs, and it’s developed by Taniguchi Tomohiro, who wanted a better way to ...
QIDI has launched the QIDI Q2, a compact yet powerful 3D printer designed to bring professional-grade performance to beginners and hobbyists. At just $499, this model stands out as one of the most ...
The gyroid infill pattern turns out to be the best infill pattern of them all. Today’s FFF slicing software offers long lists of infill pattern options. It’s often hard to figure out which one is best ...
What if you could create a fully-formed, intricately detailed 3D object in the time it takes to brew a cup of coffee? It sounds like science fiction, but with volumetric 3D printing, this is now a ...
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