Don't believe me? A quick search will bring up garage blacksmithing setups and basement robotics workshops, but those are small-time. The DIY/maker movement is most impressive not when it rivals ...

Ten years ago the concept of having on our desks an affordable 3D printer knocking out high quality reproducible prints, with sub-mm accuracy, in a wide range of colours and material properties would ...

Freeform has developed a 3D printing system called GoldenEye that is specifically optimized for metalworking. According to ...

While 3D printing has mostly involved plastic so far, future materials, including one harder than steel, could make a huge difference in the technology.

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...