D printer filaments used as ink have progressed to the point where you can print almost anything with the right one — ...

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effect, ...

Making nylon plastic from raw chemicals used to be a very common demo; depending where and when you grew up, you may well have done it in high school or even earlier. What’s not common is taking that ...

Filament 3D printing, also known as FDM (fused deposition modeling) or material extrusion, involves melting filament which is ...

Prusa invited reporters and content creators from around the globe to take a look inside his new machine, literally. The ...

Mary Richardson picks her favourite product prototypes and material experiments from the Biennale's international exhibition - from buildings "grown" beneath the sea to bricks made of elephant dung ...

Discover the best home-improvement products—lab-tested, expert-approved upgrades for kitchens, baths, and beyond from Good ...

To work toward getting around this issue, researchers used parabolic flights to simulate microgravity conditions, then 3D ...

Carbon fiber-reinforced PA12 material delivers reliable performance and precision for functional 3D printed components.

Before we go ahead with the editing, there is a fundamental idea that you should know. Paint 3D uses an algorithm and bit of user input to figure out what should be removed. The less distraction or ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...