3D printing has changed the world since its inception, influencing everything from simple plastic prototypes to sophisticated, life-saving medical implants. It began in the 1980s as a way to fuel a ...

It is a fact of life that 3D printed parts from an FDM (fused deposition modeling) printer have weaknesses where the layers join. Some of this is due to voids and imperfect layer bonding, but you can ...

3D printing has been around for much longer than you might think; almost 40 years in fact. But it's only recently that the ...

Scientists have developed a stronger 3D-printed concrete using polymers, capable of withstanding greater loads and bending ...

We’ve seen FDM printers lay down layers by extruding plastic in a line. We’ve seen printers use sintering and lithography to melt or cure one layer at a time before more print medium moves into place ...

Your 3D printer isn't as durable as you'd think.

3D printing works by creating an object using a liquid resin. In the process, known as vat polymerization, an ultraviolet light cures and hardens resin, after which it’s lifted out in layers. Central ...

Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to ...

Thanks to an innovative extension to 3D printing, researchers can create high-performance, low-weight “unbuildable” RF structures that combine dielectrics and patterned conductors. The benefits and ...

FILDZ Research founder Edgaras Janušauskas explains how 3D-printed film could push the limits of FDM and enable printable ...