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Discovering the world through 3D printing

As a reporter, I’m used to sitting in the stackable chairs with the rest of the audience, taking notes and pre-writing the ...
MyMiniFactory has announced the surprise acquisition of the world’s oldest and largest 3D printing file sharing site, Thingiverse.
As cities become more crowded and construction companies struggle to find enough workers, the building industry is searching ...
As cities grow denser and construction labor becomes harder to secure, the sector is under pressure to deliver projects faster, more efficiently and with fewer workers on site. In the past decade, 3D ...
With the fast-developing 3D printing technology, we are now able to construct houses much faster and cheaper. But is that enough to tackle the ongoing housing shortage? Across the whole Western world, ...
As 3D printing continues to mature, its practical uses are seemingly infinite. From artwork and toys to entire buildings and even transplantable organs, this technology can go as far as our ...
Recently, construction company ICON announced that it is close to completing the world’s largest 3D-printed neighborhood in Georgetown, Texas. This isn’t the only 3D-printed housing project. Hundreds ...
It may seem distinctly low-tech compared to some of the many technology trends I write about, but 3D and 4D printing will have very wide applications – and could be particularly powerful when combined ...
Singapore unveils its first 3D printed childcare centre, showcasing on-site concrete printing for structural elements and ...
In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry and concrete formed the basis for most structures on Earth. In the 1880s, the adoption of the steel frame changed ...
April Stringfield has rented apartments since her early twenties, and often worked two to three jobs to make ends meet. Fueled by the desire to own a home, she applied for affordable housing provided ...