We continue our DIY-IT discovery series on 3D printing by exploring how to download and print 3D objects from the Internet. If you can download a file, and you have a little patience, you can do this.

The popularity of 3D printing has been increasing dramatically while the prices for such printers have been rapidly decreasing. In addition to toys and gadgets, real-world practical uses include a ...

A young innovator in Senegal recycles plastic into 3D printer filament — making tools and garden gear, while promoting climate action and waste reduction.

Makerbot is in the gutter, 3D Systems and Stratasys stock is only a shadow of their 2014 glory, but this is the best year 3D printing has ever had. Machines are now good and cheap, there’s a … ...

New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly. ScienceDaily . Retrieved July 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 04 / 240410161607.htm ...

I recently set up a home office and needed a bunch of things to populate my setup and make it tidier. That's when I decided to 3D print as many of them as possible instead of buying. I started ...

Scientists Are 3D Printing Fake Moon Dust Into Useful Objects The idea is that a moon colony will be able to make its own stuff. / Off World / 3 D Printing / ESA / Lunar Base ...

3D printing isn’t just for making unique stuffed animals or weird fake meat. It allows us to fabricate objects we never could with traditional manufacturing. Here are some of the incredible ...

3D printing can be useful if you need a simple object or a replacement part, ... They've created 3D printed plastic objects that are Wi-Fi enabled and don't require any added electronic components ...

Here are 5 startups that are making 3D printing useful today: Zverse . What many don’t realize is that long before 3D printers are able to produce their masterpieces, there must be a strong ...

There’s one area of 3D printing that hasn’t seen as much progress, and it’s the software stack. Slicing, the process of turning a 3D object into a Gcode file for a printer has been basically ...

In the prior two installments of this three-part series (available here and here), I reviewed protections available for 3D printing designs and objects under U.S. copyright and patent law. I will ...