The concept of self-replicating 3D printers is a really powerful one. But in practice, there are issues with the availability and quality of the 3D-printed parts. [Noyan] is taking a different ...

MIT engineers have built a 3D printer that can print in 10 different materials at once, streamlining the manufacturing process. When you can 3D print with more than one material at once in the same ...

The Flow Dynamic Waterjet XD’s 3D capabilities and versatility enable shops to cut a wider variety of intricate part designs. Presented as the first highprecision 3D waterjet cutting technology of its ...

[Ivan Miranda] comes from a land where the shops close on Sundays. Thus, when he found himself in need of a cutting blade, he realised he would have to build his own, or simply wait. He elected to do ...

So a local "maker space" has two introductory workshops. One for laser cutting/engraving, the other on 3D printing. Ideally I'd visit both, since I'm clueless in both techniques and I haven't designed ...

A modern update to how the ancient paper arts of origami and kirigami are used is helping scientists develop intricate shapes in glass and other hard materials using 3D printing, researchers said. A ...