What is 3D printing and how does it work? 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping, is a process of creating three-dimensional objects by building them layer by layer ...

Mattel recently announced that it will release a $300 3D printer for kids in time for the 2016 holiday season. With accompanying software that is specially tailored for young toy designers, the ...

Kids using the Bethlehem Public Library's 3-D printer have learned to make endless Minecraft characters, model railroad props, flower bracelets and even a medical device that NASA astronauts could ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Additive manufacturing is a way of making 3-D objects by building up material, layer upon layer, with the guidance of a digital design. The processes are engineered to use ...

For a couple of years now, I’ve been trying to find an excuse to buy a decent 3D printer. Friends and fellow Ars staffers who had them would gush about them at every opportunity, talking about how ...