Much of the excitement around 3D printing technology has focused on life-changing applications in healthcare, but the real value for most consumers might be getting small replicas of Rover.

As reported in “ 3D Printing a Low-Cost Miniature Accommodating Optical Microscope ” published open access on last month in the journal Advanced Materials and highlighted in Nature, Sun and his team ...

I've been dabbling in 3D printing for around two years, mostly printing miniatures for my own tabletop RPGs. This was the Pandemic Hobby that kept me sane through the lockdown times.

And 3D printing has begun to disrupt the economy of tabletop miniatures, as entrepreneurs try to democratize an expensive and somewhat monopolistic market.

When you are first trying to decide what you want out of 3D printing, the options can be daunting. We break down the two main types of 3D printers here so you can make an informed decision.

The 3D photo booth is in a facility located on Davenport Road, near Dupont. It’s a white tent riddled with holes to accommodate the lenses of 135 DSLR cameras, which simultaneously capture a ...

3D printing is a type of additive manufacturing that uses material to build layers into 3D objects. Essentially it prints by adding material (usually a form of plastic) one drop at a time.

Auckland-based startup Smallworlds, founded by Ian Lopez, is working on a 3D scanning and printing model which can scan you and then print you -- a mini version of you, to be precise. "We use ...