New 3D printer will combine all your medications in one personalized pill
AutoCompounder 3D printer can print custom pharmaceutical pills in a third of the time it would take a pharmacist to fill a capsule by hand.
The U.S. Army is developing battlefield drones that can be 3D printed on-demand
Army and Marine soldiers may soon be able to select a specific drone and have it printed and ready to fly in just a few hours.
3D-printed objects can connect to Wi-Fi without electronics
Researchers at the University of Washington have connected 3D-printed to Wi-Fi without electronics or batteries.
Record-breaking Rubik’s Cube isn’t a puzzle — it’s practically a torture device
In contrast to your boring old 9 x 9 x 9 Rubik’s Cube, this 3D-printed record holder is an awesome 33 x 33 x 33 of twisting cubiness.
Experimental 3D printer uses laser holograms to crank out objects quickly
3D printing as we know it could be about to change! A new technique uses laser beams to fabricate 3D-printed structures in just seconds.
High fashion meets high tech in this 3D-printed store
Fashion brand Bottletop and 3D printing company Ai Build have partnered for a 3D-printed store built out of recycled materials.
Open source suicide: This 3D-printable ‘death pod’ provides painless euthanasia
Euthanasia is a controversial topic. A new 3D printed pod could offer a new possible way to achieve a pain free, but high tech death.
It’s alive! These ‘living tattoos’ may someday monitor your health
These 'living tattoos' are layered to create three dimensional and interactive structures that can signal the presence of specific compounds.
Doctors will help end hearing loss by 3D printing tiny prosthetic ear bones
Researchers are doing their part to end hearing loss by using a 3D printer to fabricate prosthetic copies of the tiny bones in the middle ear.
Bacteria’s at the core of this 3D-printed living ink that could become your skin
A team at ETH Zurich led by Professor André Studart has found developed a "3D printing platform that works using living matter," ie bacteria.
High 10! This bionic prosthetic gives you an extra hand on each arm
Augmented human startup YouBionic has developed a double hand prosthesis that lets you operate two robot hands with your one human hand.
Can incredibly realistic 3D-printed rhino horns stop poachers?
Seattle-based biotech startup Pembient wants to lower the market value of rhino horns by flooding the market with 3D printed replicas.
Keep drooling. It’ll be a while until you can afford the future of shoes
Some sneakers lace themselves while others are 3D-printed or recyclable. Here's why you probably won't own any of them in the near future.
New 3D-printing technique uses UV light to print working electronic circuits
Researchers from the U.K.’s University of Nottingham have invented a breakthrough approach to 3D printing functional electronic circuits.
This 3D-printed textile could enable your clothing to cool you down
Researchers from the University of Maryland have developed a 3D-printed textile that's capable of cooling down the body as it's worn.
That turtle is a gun! MIT scientists highlight major flaw in image recognition
Researchers from MIT have 3D printed a turtle that can fool image recognition algorithms into thinking it's a rifle. Here's why that's scary.
3D-printed stainless steel is up to 3 times tougher than alternatives
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in the 3D printing of 316L, a type of versatile 'marine grade' stainless steel.
The Netherlands is home to the world’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge
You can now ride across a 3D-printed concrete bridge, apparently the first of its kind in the world -- assuming you're riding a bike.
Hate needles? MIT’s new injection tech delivers multiple vaccines with one poke
MIT has developed technology that allows multiple doses of a drug to be delivered over an extended period of time -- with just one injection.
Amazing (and slightly creepy) robotic mask changes in response to your emotions
A team of designers from London has developed a soft-robotics mask which changes its pattern as you alter your expression.
Saved by the bill: 3D-printed beak gives Karl the hornbill a new lease on life
A hornbill at Washington D.C.’s Smithsonian's National Zoo can feed himself once again -- courtesy of a brand new 3D-printed prosthetic beak.
Awesome 3D-printed plant-carrying robot seeks out light to keep your plants healthy
A new 3D printed Kickstarter robot buggy transports plants around during the day in search of sunlight and water.
Otterbox lets smartphone owners create their own accessories for uniVerse case
Create and 3D print your own accessories for the modular Otterbox uniVerse Case System using CAD files of the accessory mount system.
MIT's new software lets anyone build a functioning 3D-printed robot
Researchers from MIT developed software called “Interactive Robogami,” allowing users to quickly design and 3D print robots.
Good to the last drop? NASA could use astronaut pee to make tools, food
On longer missions, astronauts will need to utilize readily available materials. NASA may use astronaut pee to make plastics and even food.
Engineers have found a way to 3D print more realistic bones for medical use
Researchers have developed a new 3D-printable artificial bone design for stronger and more effective bone replacements.
Cosmonauts launch 3D-printed satellite from the International Space Station
NASA has been tinkering with 3D printed tools to minimize launch costs. This new 3D printed satellite may change the future of exploration.
Misplaced gold nanoparticles could reveal if your 3D printer was hacked
Scientists from Rutgers University and Georgia Institute of Technology have come up with a smart test to combat malicious 3D printer hacks.
3D-printing material can be melted and remolded at surprisingly low temperature
A new 3D-printable plastic developed by U.K.-based company Torc2 has a surprisingly low melting point of just 131 degrees Fahrenheit.
Daimler starts 3D printing metal replacement parts for older Mercedes-Benz trucks
Daimler is now 3D printing spare parts for trucks from metal. It can make an aluminum thermostat cover using the new tech.
Modder saws the Raspberry Pi 3 down to create a compact, credit card-sized PC
One modder wanted the performance of the Raspberry Pi 3 but the size of the Raspberry Pi Zero, so he created an open-source prototype.
FlyPi is a low-cost 3D-printed microscope and 'neurogenetics lab'
FlyPi is a low cost 3D-printed microscope and “behavioral arena” that costs just $116 to build. That's a whole lot less than the pro gear!
Tortured-artist robot trawls beaches, scrawling poems in the sand
Ever wondered what a robot-as-tortured-artist might look like? This new beach-trawling poet bot might answer that question for you.
Swiss scientists just 3D printed an artificial heart that beats like the real thing
Scientists at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich have used 3D printing to create a functional beating heart made of silicone. Here's why.