The printer of the future is no longer just for professionals and electronics buffs. They're here, they're affordable, and they're multiplying.

Ever want to be a model? Then you'll love this new hack that combines 3-D imaging and a RepRap machine to turn you into...a model! It's clever, and hints at two powerful futures for tech.

Users can mold a virtual, 3-D model, and have it printed out on demand.

The brick, made of sand, bacteria, and urea, has won Metropolis's 2010 Next Generation award.

Boeing's newest research aircraft got a public unveiling yesterday, which is interesting for such a future-facing aircraft that's surely destined for a ton of cloak-and-dagger work. It's an unmanned spy plane, and even its looks are creepy.

Exclusive pics of the 3-D printing process behind the Iron Man 2 costumes.

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Enrico Dini's brilliant-or-crazy (or both) prototype machine prints entire buildings in solid rock... On the MOON!

The Belgian studio Unfold pioneers 3-D printed ceramics.

You’ve received a mandate from your boss and you’re raring to go. But instead of bursting out of the gate, you’re left spinning your wheels; you’re at the mercy of variables that are often beyond your control. Although there are many causes for getting bogged down on a project, most of the snags typically fall into a few broad buckets: