At ETH Zurich, scientists from many different fields are working on something that seems straight out of science fiction. They are creating materials that are not just built, but alive. These ...

Have you ever seen how water flows through a faucet? Probably not since faucets aren’t transparent but check out this new and ...

In the 21st century, 3D printing has become commonplace. Nowadays, few people remember that the first object printed using ...

Dave Richards, 75, has benefited from the first NHS site to have 3D scanning, design and printing for facial reconstruction ...

In context: 3D printing is slowly becoming mainstream, having moved beyond functional prototyping, rapid tooling, trinkets, and toys. We have already seen people use 3D printers to create fashion ...

Understanding the basic limitations of 3D printing will allow issues to be corrected before they are submitted for an analysis and a quote. While 3D printing has a reputation for offering an infinite ...

Most of us don’t know how our food is made. We don’t know much about what our burger ate when it was part of a cow, where that cow lived, or how it died. Ditto for the wheat in our bread, or the ...

A boy who made safety whistles to help stranded mountaineers in emergencies as part of a fundraising drive has received a national award. Luke, from South Shields, created and sold 3D-printed safety ...