British department store Selfridges has recruited an 8 foot-tall 'upcycling' robot that can 3D-print recycled plastic into personalised designer objects. At Selfridges' store at Oxford Street in ...

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Traditional 3D printing works in only one direction: you add material layer by layer, and once something is printed, it stays ...

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 ...

Why it matters: Researchers from EPFL's Laboratory of Applied Photonics Devices (LAPD) in Switzerland have developed a groundbreaking 3D-printing method that could upend an entire industry.

In a major breakthrough, scientists have developed sensors to make a whole range of objects aware of their surroundings and track how they are used. In the near future, the bottle that carries the ...

If you wanted to 3D print an object that was magnetic in some areas only, you'd typically have to print two separate items out of different metals, then join them together. A new take on an existing ...

Researchers have developed a new laser-based process for 3D printing intricate parts made of glass. With further development, the new method could be useful for making complex optics for vision, ...