3D printing

Can 3D-printed tiger teeth help save our rarest animals from extinction?

A startup making replicas is giving Indigenous people in India an alternative to using wild animal parts in traditional headgear

Aatreyee Dhar

31, Jul, 2023 @5:00 AM

Have your cake and print it: the 3D culinary revolution is coming

Engineers show 3D printing’s potential by turning cartridges of paste and powder into cheesecake

Ian Sample Science editor

21, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM

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

Tim Lewis

12, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM

UK police removing ‘large amount’ of online gun-making guides

Exclusive: Fears growing that far-right extremists are producing 3D-printed firearms to use on streets of Britain

Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

01, Feb, 2023 @10:53 AM

Remote Indigenous community pioneers 3D-printed homes set to change rural lives

Traditional owners of Mparntwe collaborate with Melbourne company Luyten to combat housing shortages and improve Ilpeye Ilpeye residents’ lifestyle

Maddie Thomas

02, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM

‘Each guest experience will be different’: VR and the future of theme parks

Expo in east London shows how important augmented and virtual reality will be, as attractions move with the times

Alex Hern Technology editor

19, Sep, 2022 @6:00 AM

Meta banned firearms sales. Why are they still available on Facebook and Instagram?

A tech watchdog group reveals users can buy materials to build high-powered, automatic weapons in a few clicks

Kari Paul

15, Jun, 2022 @6:08 PM

Woman’s ear rebuilt with 3D-printed living tissue implant

Procedure carried out in US on woman with microtia born with small and misshapen right ear

Nicola Davis

02, Jun, 2022 @4:02 PM

From fly oil to 3D-printed biscuits: the women reimagining the food of the future

With the urgent need to switch to a more sustainable diet, meet the food technologists coming up with some edible solutions

Georgina Fuller

15, Jun, 2021 @6:34 AM

All that glisters: flood of fake ancient jewellery dupes buyers

The 3D printer is enabling ever more sophisticated forgeries to be sold as Greek or Roman collectibles

Dalya Alberge

16, May, 2021 @9:00 AM

Dutch couple become Europe’s first inhabitants of a 3D-printed house

New home in shape of boulder is first legally habitable property with load-bearing walls made using 3D-printing technology

Daniel Boffey in Eindhoven

30, Apr, 2021 @4:00 AM

'The future of housing': California desert to get America's first 3D-printed neighborhood

Rise in 3D-printed homes comes as California’s housing crisis continues to rage, with 1.8m to 3.5m new units needed by 2025