An entrepreneur friend of mine likes to tell the story of the time he met a very rich man. Impressed by the guy's car, clothes, and companion, my friend wanted to know what the man did for a living.

3D printers–desktop devices that can print out objects as easily as your home inkjet prints out documents–are getting less expensive and more common every day, and they promise to revolutionize ...

The security of high-end handcuffs depends on a detainee not having access to certain small, precisely-shaped objects. In the age of easy 3D printing and other DIY innovations, that assumption may no ...

Traditional subtractive manufacturing involves cutting away material to create a product, while 3D printing is an additive process that builds objects by adding material layer by layer. A 3D-printed ...

We've all locked ourselves out of our homes or offices at least once, but what do you do when there aren't any handy spare keys laying around? Well, seeing as how we live in the future, you could ...

Kyle Bowen is a director of teaching and learning with technology at Pennsylvania State University, as well as an author, entrepreneur and speaker on the role of technology in education. On the ...

The 3D printing world is an exciting place to be right now. For do-it-yourselfers with an artistic or engineering bent, 3D printing delivers a whole new toolbox, enabling designs that were not ...

Here's what's holding back 3D printing, the technology that's supposed to revolutionize manufacturing and countless other industries: patents. In February 2014, key patents that currently prevent ...

The world is going through a major economic and industrial transformation that impacts everything from the cars we drive to the clothes we wear to the education and jobs our children will have in the ...

The dental 3D printing market is witnessing substantial growth, with an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 20% throughout the forecast period. Key drivers of this expansion ...