When it comes to innovation, engineers have long proved to be brilliant copycats, drawing inspiration directly from nature.

When engineers struggled to make 3D printer nozzles narrow enough for their needs, they turned to nature and found the ...

See how I create custom motorcycle parts using aluminum casting combined with 3D printing. Watch as I achieve perfect accuracy, including pre-cast holes, without any extra machining. Jeff Hoffman Gets ...

FreeCAD for PC and Mac — desktop 3D modeling and design software. FreeCAD is a cross-platform desktop 3D modeling application suitable for engineers, architects, and hobbyists. It enables users to ...

LOWELL, Mass.—A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell's rubber and plastic engineering department, Haley Dobbyn is not only a polymer pioneer, but the commander of an army.

Tariffs Are Making Everything More Expensive. Here's How I'm Using My Old 3D Printer to Offset the Cost The 3D-printing hype ended years ago, but the threat of tariffs and the closing of the de ...

Complex market demands and rapid technological changes are pushing traditional manufacturing to its limits, making 3D printing a critical breakthrough that allows customized production of intricate ...

When 3D printing was invented more than 40 years ago, it was a linear process, and its workflow remains essentially unchanged. Typically, users decide on a geometry to print, without precise knowledge ...

Researchers used their new technique to fold a glass bar (a), create an optical resonator (b), to achieve helical bending (c), and to create a table with a parabolic reflector (middle, lower row).

A tool made from a modified glue gun can now repair broken bones in surgery by 3D-printing grafts directly onto them. Bone implants have historically been made of metal, donor bone and more recently ...

University of Minnesota researchers developed a 3D-printed scaffold that directs stem cells to grow into functioning nerve cells, successfully restoring movement in rats with severed spinal cords.

A superintendent at a Pennsylvania school is helping to reduce costs for families with students interested in playing a musical instrument. Once a popular choice, the violin can cost hundreds of ...