Anyone who has recovered from a broken bone knows these nifty appendages have a remarkable ability to repair themselves. But even bones have limits. In cases of severe fractures or defects caused by ...

Prior to 1970, bulletproof vests were pretty iffy, with a history extending as far as the 1500s when there were attempts to make metal armor that was bulletproof. By the 20th century there was ...

So the waste problem in 3D printing is really a chemistry problem. Once these materials harden, they’re locked into their ...

Sarah Vitak: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Sarah Vitak. What if you could create household objects—maybe bio-garments, kitchen appliances, or blinds and curtains—that powered ...

At ETH Zurich, scientists from many different fields are working on something that seems straight out of science fiction. They are creating materials that are not just built, but alive. These ...

Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to ...

NANCY: WE’VE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT THE FIRST 3D ROCKET THAT WILL SOON LAUNCH INTO SPACE FROM THE CAPE. STEWART: BUT TODAY A BATCH OF 3D PRINTED EXPERIMENTS, PRINTED RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, ...

3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, is a recent innovation that has fast become one of the most important manufacturing methods. In this process, products are constructed ...