So, you’ve got a welder lying around and you’re thinking, ‘Could I actually turn this into a 3D printer?’ Well, it’s not exactly like swapping out a printer head for a hot glue gun, but people are ...

We love our 3D printers. But sometimes we really wish we could print in metal. While metal printing is still out of reach for most of us, HRL Labs announced a powdered aluminum printing process that ...

The university's team reports that their approach centers on controlled "softening" of the material rather than complete melting. The process, known as hot-wire laser irradiation, reshapes ...

“Put down the Snapchat, throw out the videogame console, and actually build something.” That’s the motto of Albert Jeffers, a tattoo artist and metal fabricator. “We are raising a generation of pencil ...