A few years ago, 3D printing sounded like science fiction. Today, there are thousands of beginner-friendly designs perfect for learning the basics.

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Bespoke design is possible because Zellerfeld's 3D printers aren't constrained by the processes of traditional shoe factories. Zellerfeld instead prints shoes in one piece, eliminating concerns such ...

Phones have a sensor that doesn't get used a lot but can actually be really helpful for various tasks. Here's how to use your ...

Optimally, I print the hose adapter with five walls and the 3D honeycomb infill pattern. This takes 90 minutes and nearly 69g ...

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effect, ...

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. To visit it and marvel at the ...

At TU Wien, researchers are developing three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques that can be used to create living ...

Editor’s Note: December 10, 2025: We’ve reviewed these selections to ensure they are available and competitively priced. To further update our coverage, with a focus on ease-of-use, we’ve called in ...

The rise of the consumer 3D printer has yielded amazing devices for designers, engineers, hobbyists, tinkerers, and schools alike. I've been reviewing 3D printers for PCMag since the first widely ...

The Digital Manufacturing Laboratory houses a variety of 3D printing/additive manufacturing technologies, software and capabilities for modeling and digital design, and manufacturing and analysis.