By turning used plastic into sunglasses, phone cases and toys, 3D printing is being used to encourage children to go to school.
Using a responsive "active textile", the Self Assembly Lab at MIT has created a 3D printed Minimal Shoe that adapts to fit your feet.
The South Korean military is now adopting metal 3D printing to manufacture parts for the Air Force and the Army.
Cool idea: The board game "Fabulous Beasts" plays like Jenga backwards. It‘s made possible with electronics some clever use of 3D printing.
Researchers at Purdue University develop RevoMaker, a new system to create 3D prints with fully enclosed electronic and motorized components.
"Misen" uses 3D printing to prototype the perfect kitchen knife. Their Kickstarter hits full funding in an hour and closed with over $1 million.
Tatoué is a 3D printer converted into a robot tattoo appliance. Could your humble rockstar tattoo artist soon be out of a job...?
Leap forward with technology: Audi has used metal 3D printing technology to create a half-scale replica of the 1936 Auto Union Typ C.
3D printing is now helping to document shipwrecks and make sure we don’t lose out on important pieces of history forever.
MIT's Tangible Media Group wants to make the world's materials "bio." Now, they've created bioLogic: a film that can respond to humidity.
A Thingiverse design, created by PrintThatThing, is a suit of armor specifically created for Bobo the cat. Cats, don’t try this at home.
Author Douglas Coupland has partnered with La Maison Simons in Canada to create a collaborative crowdsourced art project called 3DCanada.
Guns, printed organs, disrupted logistics: There are way too many myths surrounding 3D printing. Here’s what‘s true - and what’s not.
The municipality of Dubai plans to erect 3D printed Smart Palm trees around the city, designed to collect solar power and freak out tourists.
A Kickstarter campaign is aiming to break the stereotype that links masculinity to technology. It helps to bridge the gap between the amount of men and women that are working in engineering.
Guest post from Rachel Park, an influential voice in the 3D printing industry, about a series of unfortunate events last October.
Who needs a 3D printer? Instructable shows how to make a fake color 3D print by stacking a series of 2D images printed on paper. Magic!
Fashion or Function? Why not both? Currently on Kickstarter, the Maker Wallet is a tiny tool kit and wallet with an RFID shield.
In 2016, parcels are to be delivered in a futuristic style by the Australian Post. Also, they will offer 3D printing services.
The inventor of 3D printing, Chuck Hull, is back in the spotlight as the new CEO at 3D Systems. Everything old is new again.