Just getting a clean first layer down on the printer's bed felt like a ... Now, I don’t just use a 3D printer—I think in 3D printing. I look at everyday problems and instinctively ask, "Can I print ...

I recently picked up 3D printing as a hobby. It almost feels unreal to be able to print pretty much any object I want to.

It is a fact of life that 3D printed parts from an FDM (fused deposition modeling) printer have weaknesses where the layers join. Some of this is due to voids and imperfect layer bonding, but you can ...

A research team has found that island scanning, a printing scheme commonly used to prevent stresses from degrading or destroying 3D-printed metal parts, may not be a cure after all. Laser powder bed ...