Beyond the ever-dropping cost of 3D printers themselves, one of the biggest perceived barriers of entry to 3D printing is the supposed difficulty of the design process. And, make no mistake: if you're ...

Lemontron is a DIY 3D printer made using purchasable parts and 3D-printed frames. Despite costing $411, Lemontron offers easy ...

This is the beginning of a series on practical prints for your 3D printer. Lots of people have seen 3D printers in action, but many of the prints are what can best be called novelty prints. They're ...

You can see more great feature articles in the latest issue of our monthly digital edition. 3D printing dates to the 1990s. The earliest 3D printers were designed for rapid prototyping for industry.

Think 3D printers are just for making Yoda heads and Starship Enterprise replicas? From working tweezers to iPhone cases, we printed some genuinely useful objects easily. You can too. Since 2004, I ...

A project out of the University of Virginia to get young children comfortable with engineering has been selected as one of 10 winners in a MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition. The project ...

An early prototype of the BuildOne 3D printer. (Erik Kettenburg Photo) From the comfort of his remote, sprawling farm in southwest Washington state, inventor Erik Kettenburg has orchestrated a series ...

You can see more great feature articles in the latest issue of our monthly digital edition. 3D printing dates to the 1990s. The earliest 3D printers were designed for rapid prototyping for industry.