How a 3D printer works can vary depending on the type of printing it's doing. Use this guide to understand the variations in materials and technique.

How 3D Printers Work Although 3D printers use a variety of technologies and can print from materials ranging from titanium to chocolate to living cells, they have one thing in common: the ability ...

3D printers were invented by Chuck Hull as far back as 1983, but they recently rose to prominence after being used to make common items ranging from guns to body parts. But how do they work?

You've heard the hype about 3D printing but how does it actually work? Andrew Walker explains it's like baking a sliced loaf of bread backwards ...

How do 3D printers work, exactly? If you're curious how these magical machines create 3D objects in a matter of hours, look no further.

A new MIT toolkit blends eco-friendly filaments with strong plastics, making 3D printing greener without losing strength.

3D printing, the process of making a solid object from a digital model, is a form of additive manufacturing. Here’s a diagram of how 3D printers work.

D printing has come a long way since its invention in 1983 by Chuck Hull, who pioneered stereolithography, a technique that ...

The most common kind of 3D printing, FDM (fused deposition modeling), works like a hot glue gun. "It's a hot tip extruding out plastic layer by layer," says Pope.

3D printing is changing the way we make things, and by extension the thing that we make. But how exactly does it work, and how is it advancing?

With the DeeGreen 3D printer, making your own 3D objects can be as easy and printing your own recipes.

Although 3D printers use a variety of technologies and can print from materials ranging from titanium to chocolate to living cells, they have one thing in common: the ability to produce a physical ...