Researchers developed a special 3D-printed plastic that is cheap and flexible. The plastic is made up of a substance they call thermoplastic elastomer. This elastomer is made up of several different ...

Engineers have turned one of nature’s most reviled body parts into a precision tool, using the hollow feeding tubes of dead ...

Origami has become known as a miracle technique for designers. Elegant compliant mechanisms can leverage the material ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Aerospace giant Airbus is 3D printing over 25,000 flight-ready plastic parts per year for its A320, A350, and A400M aircraft.

Companies including packaging suppliers continue to leverage the agility of 3D printing to open new opportunities for themselves and for customers. One of the latest is Harpak-ULMA, which now offers a ...

In recent years, research interest in the 3D printing of metal patterns on plastic parts has grown exponentially, due to its high potential in the manufacturing of next-generation electronics. But ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

You also can 3D-print tools when teaching new operators, or in situations where manufacturing speed or safety matters more ...