Inexpensive 3D printers can make engineering prototypes, not just action figurines and fidget spinners. At the beginning of 2019, I purchased a Creality CR-10S S5 3D printer to make prototype parts ...

The exact same model can be found via 3DPmom, so my guess is that this model may belong to this designer originally and was ...

In Tampa, a robot will soon be laying the groundwork for a new home. Layer by layer, concrete will be printed to form the ...

Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come ...

What happens when an air filter for 3D printers gets designed by engineers with a passion for function, a refusal to compromise, and a desire to do without bad smells or fumes? You get the Nevermore, ...

SustainaPrint uses simulations to reinforce stress zones with strong plastic while the rest prints in greener filament, cutting waste without losing strength. (Nanowerk News) 3D printing has come a ...

Chances are if you’re normal and sane and at least remotely responsible with your money, you’re not dropping $2,000 on a 3D printer. But that doesn’t mean you can’t tinker with 3D printing. eBay just ...

An Ode to... is a weekly column where we share the stuff we're really into in hopes that you'll be really into it, too. What's more satisfying than being able to 3D ...

When 3D printing went mainstream in the mid-2010s and exploded in popularity, it was about as hyped up as it possibly could be. Evangelists told us it would fundamentally transform the way goods were ...

Human waste is rarely as interesting — or as versatile — as it is in space. Earlier this year, we covered a NASA-funded research project which aims to turn astronaut excrement into an edible paste ...

Supply chain management and the production and storage of spare parts represent something of a sticking point for the global manufacturing industry. Spare and replacement parts have traditionally been ...

At the beginning of 2019, I purchased a Creality CR-10S S5 3D printer to make prototype parts for a motorcycle engine design I’ve been working on for decades (Fig. 1). 1. A redesigned Sportster ...