9 Best Articles on 3D Printing
The most useful articles on 3D Printing from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
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Can 3-D Printing Help Solve the Housing Crisis?
Standard construction can be slow, costly, and inefficient. Machines might do it better.
A 3D Printing Renaissance Is Coming for Tabletop Games
The technology could draw more players into the pricey hobby by allowing people to design their own pieces and even develop their own games.
Welcome to the era of 3D-printed suburbia
3-D printed houses from the likes of Mighty Buildings and Icon are sustainable, relatively affordable, and quick to build.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on 3D Printing—all under 10 minutes.
Dutch couple move into Europe’s first fully 3D-printed house
New home in shape of boulder is first legally habitable property with load-bearing walls made using 3D-printing technology
«“With 3D printing you generate a huge creativity and a huge flexibility in design,” he added. “Why did we do so much effort to print this ‘rock’? Because this shows perfectly that you can make any shape you want to make.”»
Future cities could be 3D printed – using concrete made with recycled glass
The cement production industry accounts for around 8% of all carbon dioxide emissions. Using recycled glass instead of sand will be more sustainable.
These strange, glossy shoes are 3D-printed just for you
Native Shoes has made footwear out of plants and recycled materials. The company’s latest innovation is a 3D-printed method that uses more recycled material, which could eventually mean only making a…
5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing
Recently, groundbreaking stereolithography methods have succeeded in producing complex shapes at up to 100 times the speed of traditional 3D printers.
Watch a super-fast 3D printer scientists call the "replicator"
It works more like a CT scan than a conventional 3D printer.
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.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in 3D Printing, including:
Singularity Hub
Chronicling technological progress in AI, robotics, health, & exponential tech. By @singularityu.
Fast Company
Inspiring readers to think beyond traditional boundaries & create the future of business. Subscribe to our daily newsletter: http://fastcompany.com/newsletters
Futurism
Cutting-edge journalism and analysis on the latest emergent science, technology and medicine news changing the world. These are the stories of tomorrow, today.
The Conversation
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WIRED
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