A few years ago, 3D printing sounded like science fiction. Today, there are thousands of beginner-friendly designs perfect for learning the basics.

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 effect, ...

Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that a 3D ...

The Fat Man is a shoulder-fired catapult that shoots small nuclear bombs, in true Fallout fashion. It first appeared in ...

Thermal printers are cheap to buy, quick to print, and don't need ink. I've been using mine for useful things like labels, and silly fun with my kids.

"I didn't know if it was that good of an idea, but I just posted it on Instagram to see how it would do. The video went wild.

D printers are built for additive manufacturing. However, at heart, they are really just simple CNC motion platforms, and can ...