6 Best Articles on 3D Printing
The most useful articles on 3D Printing from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 3D Printing Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on 3D Printing by Refind users in 2024 so far.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on 3D Printing—all under 10 minutes.
Has the 3D printing revolution finally arrived?
Car engines, bespoke medicines, organs for transplant, food, fashion and now even a whole street of houses… Is the all-conquering promise of 3D printing finally coming true? By Tim Lewis
Mighty Buildings raises $52M to build 3D-printed prefab homes
Mighty Buildings, a company building 3D-printed prefab residential structures, has raised over $50 million in capital in a new funding round.
World's smallest wine glass toasts to nanoscale silica 3D printing
Scientists have created the world’s smallest wine glass, narrower than a human hair. Made out of actual glass, the model is a test run of an advanced new 3D-printing process that could help make…
ICON and Lennar Announce Community of 3D-printed Homes is Now…
Reservations Begin in 2023 for the 100-home Community Co-designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
Can 3-D Printing Help Solve the Housing Crisis?
Standard construction can be slow, costly, and inefficient. Machines might do it better.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on 3D Printing.
The 3D Printing Revolution That Wasn’t
MakerBot made a bold bet that 3D printers would become as common as microwaves. Just one problem: no one else shared that dream.
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