Anyone with an idea for a new mechanical device can create it on their computer with 3-D solid-model software and email it to a company that will “print” it and quickly return a prototype.

Printers are common computer accessories, and like most accessories will begin to experience performance loss and other problems over time. Whether you replace a printer because a newer model has ...

3D printing promises that one day we may be able to print out goods in our own homes rather than popping down to the shops or ordering widgets online. But what happens when the printers are able to ...

The 3D printers of today can produce objects that may be quite intricate in shape but, by and large, these objects are still made solely of "dumb" plastic. This may be about to change thanks to the ...

Partly because of the rise of digital messaging, mobile technologies and green initiatives, the printer industry in the U.S. has been whacked by the reality of lower demand for printed pages. With new ...

A new 3D printer has launched over on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website this week called the Industrial Revolution III or iR3 for short, that has been created by Buzz Technology and is capable of ...