3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when ...

An X-ray scan of the 3D printed Nefertiti bust. Nora Al- Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles Nora Al-Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles with the 3D printed bust at the American University in Cairo. Nora Al- Badri ...

Three years ago, when Microsoft released their XBox 360 Kinect sensor, what was supposed to be a fun, gimmicky add-on for video gaming became a darling of the hacker community. The Kinect’s infrared ...

The future, as they say, is already here, but it’s just not very evenly distributed. To wit: the Zeus, a 3D printer that can scan and copy objects and, using the Internet, “fax” objects to other ...

I have been 3D printing for a while now, and throughout, I have created my files for 3D printing using a 3D modeling program, as well as occasionally downloading them from 3D printing websites. It ...

It seems like everyday a new 3D printer pops up on a crowdfunding site that pushes the boundaries of 3D printer functionality. Here's the latest example: the world's first 3D copy machine. It's called ...

Building hot rods remained basically the same for decades, with tried-and-true “old school” methods being used to create increasingly complex builds. Computers really changed the game, allowing things ...