If you’ve always wanted to own a historic artifact, now you can own the next best thing: a 3D printed replica of one.The Smithsonian’s network of muse ...

Experts are using crowdsourced images and 3D printing technology in an ambitious project to recreate ancient artifacts destroyed by the Islamic State in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Last month, ISIS re… ...

The world's largest network of museums has introduced Smithsonian X 3D, a new effort and web portal to create 3D renderings of its vast and fascinating collections of more than 137 million objects ...

3D computer models of artifacts from the Smithsonian Institution can now be downloaded and 3D printed at home or viewed in detail online.

The Smithsonian Institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., now allows anyone to 3D print some of its collection of historical artifacts. Smithsonian X 3D is the name of the new project, which ...

WASHINGTON — With most of its 137 million objects kept behind the scenes or in a faraway museum, the Smithsonian Institution is launching a new 3D scanning and printing initiative to make mor… ...

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Students and teachers can download 3-D print-ready files of the Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops skulls. National Museum of Natural History. The Smithsonian Institution’s 3-D digitization ...

Today, they're using 3D modeling tech to preserve the information found in a site, find new places to dig, or create models of ancient artifacts via 3D printing. Modeling Ancient Artifacts ...

One of 3D printing’s biggest selling points has always been the ability to create objects that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to build with more traditional methods. A new ...