A new technique enables makers to finely tune the color, shade, and texture of 3D-printed objects using only one material. The method is faster and uses less material than other approaches.

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 ...

If you’ve got a 3D printer, you can use it for much more than just making toys and decorative trinkets. It can also create ...

It's difficult to build devices that replicate the fluid, precise motion of humans, but that might change if we could pull a ...

From ambitious car builds to educational initiatives and prop-making, 3D printing turns imagination into reality. At the heart of innovations using the technology are passionate creators. Creality, a ...

Ordinarily, if you want to make a 3D-printed liquid-filled object, you have to inject the liquid after the object has been printed. A new process, however, allows such items to be printed all in one ...

Recreate famous space objects and NASA spacecraft using your 3D printer and these free print files. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Multi-material 3D printing combines the functional properties of different materials (e.g., mechanical, electrical, color) within a single object that is fabricated without manual assembly. However, ...

3D printing creates solid objects from the additive process of layering plastics, metal, wood, synthetic fibers, and more. You can 3D-print your own designs using a ...

Ordinarily, if you want to change the shape in which an object is 3D-printed, you have to alter the computer model that tells the printer what to do. A new and simpler technique, however, allows the ...

(Nanowerk News) Multimaterial 3D printing enables makers to fabricate customized devices with multiple colors and varied textures. But the process can be time-consuming and wasteful because existing ...