If you have a 3D printer, your nozzle and heater block are invariably covered in a weird goo consisting of decomposed and burnt plastic. There’s only one way around this – a nozzle sock, or a silicone ...

Discover an inspiring DIY project that turns discarded plastic bottles into 3D printer filament and miniature soda bottles.

[Hyna] has spent seven years working with electron microscopes and five years with 3D printers. Now the goal is to combine expertise from both realms into a metal 3D printer based on electron-beam ...

Over the last couple of years we have featured many different types of 3D printers ranging in price from a tens of thousands of pounds to just a few. However more recently we have seen the prices drop ...

For decades 3D printing has been available in some form, but it wasn’t until the likes of MakerBot and other startups who began producing affordable hardware for the hobby to really take off. In the ...

What do a car-parts engineer, commercial landlord and prototype contractor have in common? They love to create stuff from scratch using old- and new-school tools, from saws to 3D printers, and they’re ...

Hot on the heels of the candy-object-making printer, an ingenious group of DIY'ers from Russia have managed to create a homemade 3D printer from a CNC lathe kit and some cobbled together bits and ...

Watch the full process of creating a wearable custom shoe replica using a 3D printing pen in this visually engaging tutorial!

Pune: 3D printing may have revolutionised the world of manufacturing, designing and prototyping, but it is now gaining popularity among hobbyists experimenting at home. Students, young professionals ...

Laptops and phones with OLED displays boast rich colors at high contrasts—but they come at a premium price. Researchers from the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities (UMN) say they've found a ...