3D Printing

3D Printing Technique Puts Electronics Right into Plastic

The development could lead to better performing small satellites, biomedical implants and more.

  • By Todd Bates, Futurity

3D-Printed Salt Gives Form to Absorbable Bone Implants

3D-printed ‘salt templates’ have paved the way for new porous magnesium scaffolds for creating bone implants the body can absorb, researchers report.

  • By Peter Ruegg, Futurity

VA Seeks to Train Staff to Use 3D Printing to Personalize Care for Patients

The agency is actively engaging stakeholders to create new opportunities for training and innovation.

  • By Brandi Vincent

VA Looks to 3D-Printing to Improve Veteran Care

The agency is funding efforts to 3D-print hand braces, foot insoles, prosthetic limbs and artificial organs.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Is the Revolution of 3D-Printed Building Getting Closer?

3D printing was expected to transform architecture and construction, but uptake has been slow. Could that be changing?

  • By Thessa Lageman, CityLab

Hackers Could 3D Print Your Head to Unlock Your Phone

Facial recognition is not foolproof.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Track 3D Printed Guns

Even printers have fingerprints.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Critical Update: How Marines Started 3D Printing Everything From Buckles to Barracks

Marines have a long history of MacGyver-ing what they need, but this unit has given them a 21st-century twist.

  • By Aaron Boyd

3D-Printed Guns Are Dangerous. Ammo Control Could Help

New ammunition regulations in California could make it harder for people who shouldn’t have guns to use the ones they have.

  • By Natasha Frost, Quartz

How Rocket-Makers Ensure 3D Printed Parts Are Strong Enough for Space

X-rays and microscopes are involved.

  • By Tim Fernholz, Quartz

NDAA’s Done, Election Security’s On Deck and Senators Are Fretting About 3D Gun Printing

Last week also saw a showdown over a phony FCC DDoS attack and a new cyber law to protect small businesses.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan

Senators Urge Tech and Social Media Companies to Block 3D Printed Gun Files

Will the tech giants step in?

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

NASA Is Running a 3D Printing Competition to Design Homes on Mars

The idea is to send a robot to Mars to autonomously print a habitat for the arrival of astronauts.

  • By Madis Kabash, Quartz

Get Ready to Legally 3D-Print a Gun

A settlement between Defense Distributed and the State Department has been reached.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

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These New 3D-Printed Corneas Could Help 15 Million People See Again

It’s another marvel of three-dimensional printing, using stem cells, collagen and "bio-ink"

  • By Chase Purdy, Quartz

Got A Lot On Your Mind? Try 3D Printing Your Brain

This new technology has got you covered inside and out, from head to toe.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The First Humans Sent to Mars Will Need to 3D Print Their Meals

Current 'space' food just won't cut it.

  • By Michele Perchonok, Quartz