The development of cheaper, more powerful lasers has always been a cause for excitement among hackers, and fiber lasers are no exception. One of the newer tools they’ve enabled is the laser welder, ...

The Mini Metal Maker is no longer just a prototype. In this interview, inventor David Hartkop shows off the production version and shares his plans to bring the 3D printer to market. By Daniel Sparks ...

Our current level of technological development does not allow us to build things in space. In the best-case scenario, we are capable of assembling stuff in orbit, but the actual build of structures ...

Modern 3d printer producing a new prototype model with melted material in an engineering laboratory - Iloliloli/Getty Images 3D printing has become one of the most efficient and affordable ways of ...

High costs of powdered metals and the need for 3D printing/additive manufacturing equipment that can accommodate these materials are challenges that are being met by Rochester Institute of Technology ...

Researchers at Graz University of Technology have created a new type of 3D printer that uses LED instead of laser sources for additive manufacturing of metal parts. The new 3D printer can optimize 3D ...

Desktop Metal, a company dedicated to bring metal 3D printing to the next level, has launched two new systems to help it achieve its goal in style. Called the DM Studio and DM Production systems, the ...

The Apollo 13 moon mission didn't go as planned. After an explosion blew off part of the spacecraft, the astronauts spent a harrowing few days trying to get home. At one point, to keep the air ...

Scientists turned to AI to help develop a new alloy that’s perfect for a simple 3D-printing process.

The holidays are a great time to sit back, relax, and watch the world happen around you. Few areas of technology have seen as much development in one year as that of 3D printing. Undoubtedly, the most ...

D printing can be used for making all sorts of objects, including the cylinder head on your car, but how long would it last?

You normally think of HP as producing inkjet and laser printers. But they’ve been quietly building 3D printers aimed at commercial customers. Now they are moving out with metal printers called — ...