A decade ago, Central Michigan University launched the Midwest’s first public university 3D printing lab with its MakerBot Innovation Center. “Over time, it became clear that the space needed some ...

How—and why—GM prints parts for its new halo car from aluminum, stainless steel, and plastic. Additive manufacturing, the engineer's version of what everyone else calls 3D printing, is too slow and ...

Erie Middle School sixth graders recently received a special delivery of the small 3D figures they designed in their Technology Exploration class. A new 3D printing lab at the district’s Innovation ...

That librarian was Dorothy Ogdon, head of Emerging Technology and System Development for UAB Libraries, who presides over two of the most heavily trafficked 3D-printing labs on campus. So when she ...

Over 460 million metric tons of plastic are created each year and only about 9% is recycled. This has led to ever-growing problems with waste disposal, litter, water contamination, microplastics and a ...

Additive manufacturing, the engineer's version of what everyone else calls 3D printing, is too slow and too expensive to mass-produce car parts, but the calculus flips for an ultra-low-volume car like ...