Murray Leinster’s short story Things Pass By, published in 1945, includes what may be the first description of 3D printers: But this constructor is both efficient and flexible. I feed magnetronic ...

How does additive manufacturing work? The analogy to printing is not perfect. Computer printers generally operate a row at a time. 3D printers work much more like plotters, moving a print head along ...

You hit print on an object downloaded from an online database, and watch as it lays down skinny cross-sections one after another. That's how 3D printers work. It ...

You might measure a 3D printer's life expectancy in years, but owners count printing hours and repairs. That makes their ...

Inside the world of multicolor printers false assumptions collide with filament logistics and workflow quirks.

It’s easy to forget that 3D printing is more than just flexi-dragons and keychains. At home, 3D printing lets us create fun and interesting things, but it’s also a serious manufacturing tool. In my ...