3D printers have made a lot of things possible that were either extremely difficult or downright impossible with traditional tooling. Certain shapes lend themselves to 3D printing, and materials and ...

Gustaf Westman’s new shelf is inspired by a favorite childhood activity. Gustaf Westman, the homeware designer known for his ...

3D printing is a downright futuristic technology. People can use plastic filaments, resin, and other materials to create custom objects. The quality of the print is limited by a user's printer, but ...

Sometimes the best way to figure out how something works is to make a model of it. 3D-modeling software makes it possible to do the job in silico, and sometimes that’s enough. But to really get inside ...

A few years ago, we were promised that 3D printing would transform the world. In 2011, the Economist featured a 3D-printed Stradivarius violin on its front page, claiming that 3D printing “may have as ...

Survivor 44 contestant and fourth-place finisher Carson Garrett was best known going into the season as the NASA intern who prepped for the show by practicing on 3D-printed puzzles often used in ...