This year alone, the number of innovations in desktop 3D printers has been remarkable -- from a product that can scan, copy and fax 3D objects in one device to an affordable 3D printer for larger ...

Bill Decker is chairman of the Association of 3D Printing, the largest trade organization in the industry. Ten years ago, few desktop computers lived far from a 2D printer. Even in today’s ...

Traditional methods, such as optical lithography and laser interference lithography, require coating the 2D material with a protective resist mask, allowing only specific areas of the 2D material to ...

Modern printers make it all that much more tempting to try and hack them — the hardware generally tends to be decent, but the firmware appears to be designed to squeeze as much money out of you as ...

Hackers love 3D printers. In fact, they might love them a little too much. We hope know we aren’t be the only ones who couldn’t turn down a good deal on an overseas printer (or two). But when you’re ...

The 2D printing king and the start-up with a lightning-fast tech have recently entered the 3D printing market. Here's how they and their 3D printers stack up on some key measures. HP released on May ...

Y Soft, an enterprise office solutions provider, has introduced YSoft be3D eDee (eDee), a comprehensive solution for 3D and 2D (paper) printers. eDee is a desktop 3D printer integrated with YSoft ...

When Microsoft announced its eagerly anticipated Windows 8.1 update, the company promised native 3D printing support. MakerBot worked with Microsoft to develop its own 3D printer driver for the ...

It’s a problem faced by every market leader: What do you do when your core products are showing signs of being disrupted by new technologies and nimbler competitors? You can either let someone else ...