A 20-foot-high printer recently 3D-printed the shell of a tiny house—not only the walls and floor, but the ceiling and roof, and overhangs—in just 24 hours.

Yeah, so, Julian downloaded a file, printed it on his commercially available 3d printer, then assembled the pieces like something I would buy from Ikea, and sprayed on some paint.

And, now, Disney has unveiled a new variation on 3D printing—a device that can print out what Diseney has been making in all forms since the very first sketch of Mickey Mouse: soft cute things.

The 3D-printed body of the forklift is the first thing you see. It’s great quality, and it instantly puts you in mind of the real thing. The build is true to the dynamics of a real forklift, too ...

There are several ways 3D printers print things, including mixing some fine powder and a binding agent, or by squirting a melted raw product like Easy Cheese out of a nozzle to build up the structure.

They'll print in multiple materials and with far more complexity, but no matter what infinite things 3D printers may one day be capable of, there will always be some things you shouldn't try at home.

Susan Taing, founder of Bhold, is a Google alumna bringing digital development processes to physical products—with 3D printing. Subscribe To Newsletters. Things Of The Future, 3D ...

3D-printed organs may be a dream for the future, but scientists can already build some body parts. In March, surgeons replaced 75 percent of a man's skull with a plastic one made by 3D printing.

Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have created a bioplastic made from algae that can be 3D printed into virtually any product, creating a system that has the potential to completely ...

NASA has also been experimenting with 3D-printed food for astronauts on long missions. Until now, most 3D-printed foods have been made with uncooked ingredients, the researchers say.