FDM stands for fused deposition modeling, but what does that mean, and how does it differ from other 3D printing methods? Let ...

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 do 3D printers work? What's the impact on our economy? How expensive are they compared to traditional manufacturing? We take a three-dimensional look at the world of additive manufacturing. 3D ...

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 ...