Three-Dimensional (3D) printers have opened the opportunity for individuals and organizations to go from concept creation to ...

The new technology has started to grow in the homebuilding market, but has been far slower in commercial construction.

3D printers have forever changed the hardware hacker movement. From the original RepRap project on up through current commercial offerings, 3D printers have become an indispensable tool for hackers, ...

The Arduino has long been a staple of the maker community. Longer than 3D printing has been as popular as it is, in fact. So, with both being mainstream, I decided to marry the two together to make my ...

That librarian was Dorothy Ogdon, head of Emerging Technology and System Development for UAB Libraries, who presides over two of the most heavily trafficked 3D-printing labs on campus. So when she ...

The retail giant will partner with 3D-printing firm Alquist, equipment renter Hugg & Hall and general contractor FMGI to ...

For all its innovation and ingenuity, 3D printers certainly aren’t perfect. Aside from the occasional misprint or jammed extruder, perhaps the biggest thing holding 3D-printing back from becoming ...

To build a home in Nome, Alaska, is to take an encyclopedia’s worth of knowledge about ideal construction conditions and heave that text directly into the Bering Sea. From erecting wooden structures ...

An early prototype of the BuildOne 3D printer. (Erik Kettenburg Photo) From the comfort of his remote, sprawling farm in southwest Washington state, inventor Erik Kettenburg has orchestrated a series ...

There’s a new technological answer to the iconic line “you’re going to need a bigger boat” from Jaws: 3D printing one. Last month, the University of Maine revealed 3Dirigo, a 25-foot, 5,000-pound boat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An author, speaker, and executive, I explore the world's industries. One core lesson from the medical supply chain fiasco early in ...

The 3D-printed affordable home project proposed by the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County has collapsed. The Housing ...