Sometimes when an innovative technology is introduced, its potential impact isn’t initially recognized. Take 3-D printing, which has been around since the 1980s. It was originally dismissed as a niche ...

Desktop Metal, a billion-dollar start-up, promised to revolutionize manufacturing. It went bankrupt, and now has much humbler ambitions as the 3-D printing industry takes a sober turn.

In a few years, you might be able to 3-D print right in the palm of your hand. A new 3-D printer that’s mere millimeters in size could offer a new way to produce customizable objects, scientists ...

Building a robot is hard. Building one that can sense its environment and learn how to get around on its own is even harder. But UCLA engineers took on an even bigger challenge. Not only did they ...

Daniella and Bryan Glaesener's three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch-style home house is much like any home you’d come across in Georgetown, Texas. It’s a single story with a modern door, front yard, ...

Los Angeles-based Freeform was co-founded by Erik Palitsch, the principal architect of the SpaceX Merlin engine and other programs, and TJ Ronacher, the lead analyst, news site TechCrunch reports.

The Springfield Local Intermediate School received a $1,500 grant from the Springfield Optimist Club to purchase a 3-D printer and other gadgets for hands-on learning in science.

Two months ago, a car of the future rolled out of a Los Angeles factory and onto the street. Called the Czinger 21C, it is mostly made with a gigantic 3-D printer. However, this hybrid hypercar is ...

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