A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a Ph.D. student in the ...

As the years go by, folks will realize that 3D printing is the future because it’s very versatile. We’ve seen companies using the technology to create homes among other things, so we can see why many ...

Laser cutters are fantastic pieces of equipment, and thanks to open-source improvements in recent years, are getting even cheaper to make. It can be as simple as throwing a high-powered laser diode ...

It’s no secret that the 3D printer community is extremely fragmented. With three models of RepRaps, three printer kits from Makerbot, and hundreds of ‘printers of the week,’ it’s extremely frustrating ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

For the disabled community, 3D printing is far more than a nerdy hobby—it can give you tailor-made tools that transform daily ...

Ordinarily, programming an industrial knitting machine to knit a certain type of item is quite a complex process. As a result, they're generally not used to create one-offs. That could change, though, ...