3D Printing

3D printing is a relatively new technology, but the United States Army is already implementing it into several facets of their operations and is looking for more ways to take advantage of it. In 2012, the Rapid Equipping Force began using 3D printing to make essential tools used by troops and...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently announced the launch of its 3D Printed Products store, an online shop allowing customers to create more than 200 one-of-a-kind products on demand. Many products can be personalized by style, material, color and size. Text and image imprinting features enable...

3D printed food hasn’t exactly gone mainstream yet, but opponents may already be lining up. With everyone from the U.S. Army to nursing homes in Germany experimenting with the use of specialized 3D printing technology to “print” realistic-looking food, it’s only a...

Forbes said General Electric (NYSE: GE)’s aviation wing was “poised for solid growth in coming years.” Reuters sources seemed to agree Tuesday indicating the company and fellow CFM International partner, Safran SA of France were on the cusp of an order for 200 CFM International...

Three-dimensional printers will eventually change the world, but most of those groundbreaking changes won't occur overnight. Knowing that evolution takes time, Benzinga recently asked Gary Anderson, the founder of 3DPrintingStocks.com, what he expects to see in the next five or 10 years. "I...

There are many startups and established corporations that are currently working on 3D printers. From Hewlett-Packard and M3D LLC to Stratasys and Quintessential Universal Building Device, 3D printers are slowly becoming the new "it" product among tech manufacturers. Apple and Google are...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is hard at work on its concept for a modular smartphone, which is officially known as Project Ara. The project (which is scheduled to give birth its first device in 2015) is already showing a lot of promise, but does it have what it takes to compete with Apple's (NASDAQ:...

Everybody loves to dream about the possibilities of 3D printing, but one report says that any type of large-scale consumer use is likely more than five years away. In the report, “Consumer 3D Printing & Scanning: Service Models, Devices & Opportunities 2014-2018,” Juniper Research says...

For those who have ever watched Star Trek, the replicator is a familiar machine -- capable of creating and recycling objects. The technology may seem futuristic, but 3D printing has actually been around for more than 25 years, according to an infographic from The Best Computer Science Schools...

Technology has reached a critical point where machines have the power to harness life. A report from research firm Gartner, entitled “Predicts 2014: 3D Printing at the Inflection Point,” says bioprinted human organs will soon be a reality due to rapid advances in medical technology. "3D...

Cost has been the main factor keeping 3D printing from becoming more widespread. That may be about to change. At CES 2014, XYZprinting Inc. from Taiwan unveiled its da Vinci 3D printer with an “out of the box” price of $499. Compare that with the 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) Cube 3D printer,...