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Police Request 3D-Printed Copy of a Dead Man’s Fingers to Unlock His Smartphone
No more guessing passwords
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Explore the Apollo 11 Command Module in 3D
For the first time, you can peek inside the craft that enabled “one giant leap for mankind”
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Awkward Robots Show How Tails Propelled First Land Walkers to New Heights
A 3D-printed bot designed to move like amphibious fish suggests that the first land animals needed tails to climb slippery slopes
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Scientists May Be Able To Pack All Your Medications Into One “Personalized” Pill
And nine other things you never thought could be made on a 3D printer
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Iris Van Herpen Is Revolutionizing the Look and Tech of Fashion
The Dutch designer redefines what it means to be fashion forward
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“New” Rembrandt Created, 347 Years After the Dutch Master’s Death
The painting was created using data from more than 168,000 fragments of Rembrandt’s work
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Thanks to Sneaky Scanners, Anyone Can 3D Print a Copy of Nefertiti’s Bust
Scans of the famous sculpture are free for the taking
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Scientists Printed a Human Ear
The scientific breakthrough is more than a creepy experiment—one day, it could save lives
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The Dutch Designer Who Is Pioneering the Use of 3D Printing in Fashion
In a new exhibition, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta shows how Iris van Herpen started a high-tech movement
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These 3D Printed Teeth Fight Bacteria
Researchers in the Netherlands are making dental implants that kill microbes that settle on them
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This Giant Contraption Can Print a House
Inspired by wasps’ nests, an Italian company is printing inexpensive houses for the developing world
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The first-ever 3D printed titanium chest implant was a success
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This Bionic Suit May Be the Future of Prosthetics
Inventor Scott Summit is personalizing medical devices through 3D printing
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The Future of 3D-Printed Pills
Now that the FDA has approved Spritam, an anti-seizure drug and the first 3D-printed pill, what’s next?
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The Scandalous Story Behind the Provocative 19th-Century Sculpture “Greek Slave”
Artist Hiram Powers earned fame and fortune for his beguiling sculpture, but how he crafted it might have proved even more shocking
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You Can Now 3D Print With Liquefied Wood
A chemist at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is making sustainable 3d printing a reality
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Here’s How Plastic Toy Dinosaurs are Made
A series of molds help the toy creators’ vision pop into 3-D
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Doctors Can Study 3D Printed Models of Your Organs Before Surgery
In a new era of personalized medicine, advanced models are better preparing surgeons for what they will encounter in the operating room
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How a Cheap Plastic Rat Could Change Biology Class
With a couple of 3D printers, a husband and wife team is building accurate replicas of rats that could one day eliminate the need for dissection specimens
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3D Printing Could Help Developing Countries Predict Natural Disasters
The development of more affordable, 3D printed equipment could save lives
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