From car parts to miniatures, these 3D printers are affordable and useful.

Sometimes when an innovative technology is introduced, its potential impact isn’t initially recognized. Take 3-D printing, which has been around since the 1980s. It was originally dismissed as a niche ...

A new level of capabilities is coming to the 3-D printer industry, thanks to a fresh batch of products that includes a system that can create high-quality wood parts with ‘intricate, complex’ designs ...

Factories have been slow to adopt 3-D printing because the systems tend to be expensive and difficult to use. Formlabs just released a printer that costs a fraction of what competitors charge. By ...

When desktop 3D printing emerged a decade ago, the phrase “plug-and-play” was thrown around a lot to describe how user-friendly a given machine was. Nevertheless, none of the original desktop systems ...

Startups are attempting to put energy storage anywhere and everywhere.

The founding story of 3D printer maker Creality 3D Technology Co. is grounded in China's love affair with cutting costs to the bone. The company's four co-founders first met at a 3D trade show where ...

In holographic direct sound printing, a transducer emits high-acoustic pressure sound waves, inducing a sonochemical reaction called cavitation that creates solid material inside the build chamber. A ...

A new incentive from Wells Fargo marks a rare show of institutional backing for large‑scale, 3-D‑printed housing.