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A challenging endeavour, but something that would turn the plastic-squeezing 3D printers of today into something much more like the Star Trek replicators of tomorrow.

Additive manufacturing (AKA 3D printing) The replicator is the magical machine that makes Star Trek’s society so plentiful and so awesome. To sum up: you order something and the machine makes ...

It won't be long before home 3D printers are closer to the replicators from Star Trek than the plastic model machines we know today. They'll print in multiple materials and with far more ...

By James WoodfordA rapid form of 3D printing that uses sound and light could one day produce copies of human organs made from ...

We’ve all gotten pretty adept at 3D printing keychains and enclosures. Some people can even 3D print circuit boards to an extent. But the real goal is a Star Trek-style replicator that just ...

3D Printing Tomorrow We can all picture the an utopian 3D printing future: it would basically look like Star Trek, where replicators can make anything with a mere voice command. This is the "3D ...

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. Here's everything to know before you buy one, along with the top models from our hands-on testing.

Nov. 1, 2024 — Biomedical engineers have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capable of fabricating structures that closely mimic the diverse tissues in the human body, from soft brain ...

The surprisingly affordable AnkerMake M5C open-frame 3D printer is easy to assemble and to use. It has a generous print area for its price, and our testing shows it is capable of high-quality ...

Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. Nearly a million desktop 3D printers priced under $2,500 were shipped worldwide in just the fourth quarter of 2023, a new ...