Yet, such artifacts are rare direct sources into the lives of historical amputees. We focus on the tools amputees used in 16th- and 17th-century Europe. There are few records written from amputees’ ...

Tor Alva, the world's tallest 3D-printed building, showcases cutting-edge 3D-printing construction techniques in a small Swiss alpine village.

Three-dimensional printing is transforming medical care, letting the health care field shift from mass-produced solutions to customized treatments tailored to each patient’s needs. For instance ...

Daniel Freedman has received funding related to 3D printing from IBM, Braskem and Mediprint and is affiliated with the Stratasys Educational Community Advisory Board. Anne Schmitz does not work ...

Each figure had its number 3d-printed under its foot. We aligned 18 figures at once, and every frame I had to swap their placements, to reposition them, but also try not to make any of the trees move.

WIRED tried 3D-printed steaks that you can’t buy anywhere yet. But reducing food to a technological problem leaves a bitter taste, and delivers all the joy of licking a catering catalog.

NASA astronauts (from left) Suni Williams, Pilot for Boeing's Crew Flight Test, and Jeanette Epps, Expedition 71 Flight Engineer, configure the Metal 3D printer inside the Columbus laboratory module.

The automation of printing walls and sometimes foundations requires less labor—3D printers can work with only one or two people—at a time when there is a shortage of construction workers.

3D printing is still a relatively novel method of manufacture, and has already diversified massively in terms of printing methods, materials, and design possibilities, finding niche application in ...