D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to ...

Do you also recall when prototyping was costly, time-consuming, and, in many cases, rather anguishing? Conventional processes ...

In a groundbreaking advancement for space exploration, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have ...

The accomplishment "paves the way for long-distance and long-duration missions where creating spare parts, construction ...

The first metal 3D printed part has been successfully completed on the ISS. We tell you what this means for the future of AM ...

On-demand 3D printing of supplements and drugs could ... $3 billion of unused cancer drugs being thrown away each year. 3D printed cancer drugs can customize the exact amount of dosage the patient ...

In an experiment that sounds about as safe as bobbing for fries, ESA carried out the first-ever 3D metal printing in space ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has shown off the first 3D metal part printed on the International Space Station (ISS).

By being able to 3D print metal objects in microgravity, space agencies will be able to re-supply parts and other necessities ...

Creating spare parts, components, and tools on demand will be essential for long-distance and long-duration space missions, ...

But 3D printing services are no longer solely the domain of specialists. Large companies such as UPS have introduced them, and some traditional print shops have added on-demand 3D printing to ...

to work with various materials—in some cases printing out the print heads themselves on other 3D printers! Companies like MicroFab Technologies sell 3D-capable print heads (as well as complete ...