Three-dimensional printing, or additive manufacturing, has emerged as a transformative technology capable of producing complex, customizable structures directly from computer-aided design models. Its ...

A new technology being pioneered at Caltech is allowing researchers to "evolve" optical devices and then print them out using a specialized type of 3D printer. These devices are made of so-called ...

Storing solar and wind energy to meet the increasing power needs of the electrical grid calls for devices that can deliver ...

With increasing interest in and demand for patient-specific medical devices, such as anatomically matched 3D printed implants ...

A fabrication process can produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multimaterial 3D printer. These devices, which can be made rapidly and cheaply in large numbers, could help ...

McGill researchers are exploring a new technique that uses 3D printing and hydrogels. It has the potential not only to improve biomedical implants but could also be useful in the development of ...

After some high-profile failures in 3D printing, all eyes are on Formlabs, a Somerville startup that hit $250 million in ...

Researchers show how 3D printing enables sub-micron precision in microelectronics and microfluidics, offering a flexible alternative to traditional methods. (Nanowerk News) As micro and nanotechnology ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – In the basement research lab of the agency that regulates America's firearms, two dozen 3D printers hummed, ...