A step by step build process showing how a custom RC helicopter comes together using 3D printing and smart design.

3D printing has grown from a niche and obscure hobby for people who also like to build their 3D printers from scratch in a basement, to a multi-billion-dollar industry. You can order a cheap 3D ...

Consumer-grade 3D printing is good for prototyping and making relatively soft plastic stuff. If you wanna make tough things, though, it’s really hard to beat the strength of metal. [Shake the Future] ...

Efforts to regulate 3D printing are intensifying, particularly around its use in manufacturing firearm components. As outlined by Loyal Moses below, state-level legislation and pressure on hosting ...

A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants. Changhong Cao at McGill University ...

What if a car built in your garage could rival the performance of high-end RC models, all thanks to a 3D printer? That’s exactly what one new project has achieved, pushing the boundaries of ...

As police investigate whether alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman owned homemade firearms, experts say the laws on privately manufactured guns are a ‘dog’s breakfast’ Get our breaking news email, ...

I've lost count of the number of things I use around the house that I've replaced, simply because I lost or broke a small piece of them. They were otherwise perfectly usable and could easily be kept ...

For the last hour, in a backroom of a gun range in Arabi, Louisiana, I’ve been building Luigi Mangione’s gun. Well, not his, in the literal sense. The not-quite-finished firearm in my hands is very ...

3D printing of personalized medications is currently possible under existing compounding regulations, offering enhanced process control through automation. But new legislation coming in 2025 will ...

3D printing objects using metal is a well-established technique, but it tends to be too complex, expensive, or imprecise to match traditional methods at scale. Armed with $14 million from Nvidia and ...