Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, says he is just two weeks away from 3D printing an entire handgun, out of ABS plastic. Once Wilson has printed the gun and ensured that it works, the ...
A report by the AAIB reveals that a UK plane crash in March 2025 was caused by the failure of a 3D printed component.
A homebuilt light aircraft crashed while on approach to Gloucestershire Airport after suffering from engine power loss.
While it's possible to 3D-print plastic or metal items, printing single items made of both materials is still quite difficult. Scientists have developed a new method of doing so, however, that could ...
Anyone who's mucked about with consumer-grade 3D printers knows that it's infinitely cool to create stuff with them, but you ...
The particles released during the printing process, which are small enough to infiltrate deep into the lungs, can affect indoor air quality and public health. Several new studies found that 3D ...
Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists have ...
It would be really hard to go through a typical day in the developed world without running across something made from ABS plastic. It’s literally all over the place, from toothbrush handles to ...