3D Printing

How a 3D printer works can vary depending on the type of printing it's doing. Use this guide to understand the variations in materials and technique. (2023)

Inconsistent output has stymied widespread adoption. the additive manufacturing industry is launching a full-scale assault on the problem. The a... (2020)

The FT's global business columnist Rana Foroohar explores how new additive manufacturing technology can boost innovation and jobs in a de-globalisi... (2023)

A new technique, from MIT Media Lab’s Mediated Matter Group, produces some of the most stunning 3D models we’ve seen yet. (2018)

Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. OUTLINE:... (2023)

Book from Neil Gershenfeld, professor at MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, an interdisciplinary initiative exploring the boundary between computer s... (2023)

A test flight is planned for late 2020, with commercial launches beginning in 2021. (2018)

Currently, it takes 12-18 months to build a new rocket from scratch in a process that often involves assembling over 100,000 components. (2019)

An axial flux motor uses printed-circuit-board traces for electromagnetic coils (2018)

Rather than building objects layer by layer, the method creates whole structures by projecting images onto a resin that solidifies. (2019)

Early research results show that up to 77 percent of the bone scaffolding had been absorbed and replaced by natural bone 6 months after surgery. (2020)

ExOne this week announced that the U.S. Department of Defense has granted it $1.6 million. It’s one of the Pennsylvania-based metal 3D printing com... (2021)