Ars staffers share some of their favorite unexpected 3D prints Once you solve one problem with a 3D printer, you'll go looking for others.

As with many 3D printed projects involving food or animals, the question remains about health down the line. Plastic can bio-accumulate in hives, which is a valid concern for anyone wanting to add ...

While many 13-year-old boys might spend their summers playing video games or attending camp, Oliver Taylor decided to build a custom-made, 3D-printed beehive—in his bedroom.

A group of North Texas doctors and scientists printed part of a human femur—the longest and strongest bone in the body—that mimics the strength, flexibility and overall mechanics of a real ...

Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, our CNET expert found the best 3D printers for performance, reliability and value.

Surgeons have replaced most of a man's aorta in a life-saving operation after scans revealed he was walking around with a "ticking time bomb" inside his chest. The Queensland man's aorta, the ...

Cure for Type 1 diabetes 'edges closer' with world first 3D printing breakthrough In a world-first, scientists have successfully 3D printed functioning human islets - the tiny clusters of cells in ...

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 effec… ...

3D printing startup co-founder Jason Ballard explains how he thinks 3D-printed houses will transform construction jobs and resist the effects of climate change.

A row of affordable homes—collectively known as Corduroy Castles—is currently being printed across a small plot of land in Olivehurst, a rural Northern A row of affordable homes—collectively ...

A Texas company — driven by a mission to create faster, better and more affordable housing — is 3D printing homes. It's also working with NASA to 3D print on the Moon. Lesley Stahl reports.

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. Here's everything to know before you buy one, along with the top models from our hands-on testing.