For a long time, 3D printing has been predominantly male. That's changing, though, and it's for the better. James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s.

What I intended to do with my 3D printer, I can’t remember. I vaguely remember wanting to print big things, but I was unsure what those might be. More abstractly, I was hoping the printer might ...

BOAT BUILDING is a long-winded and tedious business, even when what is going down the slipway is a small craft made from modern materials such as fibreglass, rather than something nailed together out ...

3-D printing is often touted as the future of manufacturing. However it has a high degree of error, and manufacturers often need many iterations of a print before they get it right. A team of ...

You can print a lot of things with a 3D printer. A gun, a home, a dinner. Soon, you could even print new pieces of yourself. While most uses of 3D printing involve extruding layers of plastic through ...

In the back of the Print Shop L.A., there’s a large, clunky machine, its beige and off-white exterior mottled with splotches of colored ink. If it looks like a relic from a 20th century office, that’s ...

If you're totally over how long it takes your 3D printer to finish a job, there's an easy solution for that – but it's only ...

Why Is This Important: This is a massive deal because it tackles the absolute worst part of 3D printing: the waste. Why Should I Care: If you make things – whether you’re a professional engineer or ...