3D printing is a technology that can be as complex or as simple as you make it. These ins and outs can help you simplify how 3D printing works in the classroom. 3D printing is a technology that's fast ...

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When the New Media Consortium Horizon Project identified the technologies that were expected to have a major impact on STEM+ education in the next several years, its group of education experts around ...

There is more to 3D printing than just owning a 3D printer. Several tools are needed to help in creating and finishing printed objects, as well as to aid in maintenance and repair. For anyone who has ...

Ten years ago, I wrote about the thrill and frustration of being a 3D printing early adopter. I was cutting my teeth on machines like the XYZprinting da Vinci—a bulky beast with proprietary everything ...

One of the best things about hanging around with other hackers is you hear about the little tricks they use for things like 3D printing. But with the Internet, you can overhear tips from people you’ll ...

There are many factors that determine how well a 3D printer prints. While many of them involve tuning and tweaking the actual 3D printer itself, the filament you print with may be one of the most ...

The process of converting a digital file into a physical object has been around since the late 1980s, but only in the last few years has 3D printing caught on as a modeling tool in the design and ...

Exponentially grow your toolbox by learning to make molds with a low-cost 3D printer. Having access to tools can greatly expand an engineer’s ability to build. As technology advances, it tends to ...

The founder and CEO of Sculpteo talks about closing the “prototype gap.” There is one challenge every hardware entrepreneur must ultimately tackle, and tackle quickly. It’s called “closing the ...

The Form 2 offers a large print area and simplified workflow for engineers, artists, product designers, and other pros. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times ...

It’s not enough to 3D-print a part – there’s a myriad of things you can do from there! [FuzzyLogic] shows us his approach of adding inlay labels, icons and text to a 3D print, by extruding them into ...