3D printers are extreme precision instruments. It's easy to forget just how miraculous it is to have a tiny box in your house ...

If a 3D printer leaves gaps in the plastic that it deposits, it's usually thought of as an unwanted flaw. Now, however, the process has been harnessed to quickly and cheaply produce pliable polymer ...

It’s been around for more than 30 years — 3D printing began in 1984 when Chuck Hull filed for a patent on additive manufacturing (the technical name for 3D printing). For the subsequent 20 years, the ...