On Earth, 3D printing can fabricate, layer by layer, thousands of things, from replacement hips to hammers to homes. These devices take raw materials, such as plastic, ...

Same with siding, same with drywall. Whereas with 3D printing, he says, you only print what you need. Jason Ballard: So in ...

A 3D printing company working with NASA is hoping to build infrastructure on the moon. Closer to home, Icon is 3D printing the first large community of 3D-printed houses.

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has been available for commercial use since 1986. Early on, 3D printing took on a hobbyist role. Now, however, industries have begun using ...

Penn Engineering materials scientist Shu Yang and Weitzman School of Design architect Masoud Akbarzadeh teamed up to develop a 3D concrete printing system that captures carbon dioxide and boosts the ...

Redwire hopes to 3D print whole organs in space, although it characterizes this as a "long-term" goal. The company is also using NASA's Advanced Plant Habitat for a project to identify genes for ...