Anyone with an idea for a new mechanical device can create it on their computer with 3-D solid-model software and email it to a company that will “print” it and quickly return a prototype.

The 3D printers of today can produce objects that may be quite intricate in shape but, by and large, these objects are still made solely of "dumb" plastic. This may be about to change thanks to the ...

3D printing promises that one day we may be able to print out goods in our own homes rather than popping down to the shops or ordering widgets online. But what happens when the printers are able to ...

A new 3D printer has launched over on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website this week called the Industrial Revolution III or iR3 for short, that has been created by Buzz Technology and is capable of ...

Think twice before throwing out spent printer cartridges. These little devices are highly recyclable, keeping plastics and other contaminants out of landfills.