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3D-Printed Valve Turns Snorkeling Mask Into Working Hospital Ventilator
A fully-working prototype was tested in the Chiari Hospital and proven to be effective, although the Italian start-up has stressed online that the design remains an "uncertified biomedical device."
Tiny Replica of Michelangelo's David Created by Scientists Using 3D Printer
The smallest of the statues measures less than one millimeter in height.
What's Your Moonshot? Meet EpiBone's Nina Tandon
Tandon is using stem cells and 3D printing to create living skeletal implants for those who need them.
China Could Start Building a Base on the Moon Today
Can China build a lunar base? Absolutely. Can human beings survive on the Moon and other planets for the long term? The answer to that is less clear.
3-D Printed Gun Plans Blocked in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has temporarily blocked the website Defense Distributed, which sells the blueprints for 3-D guns.
3-D Printed Corneas Could One Day Treat Blindness
Millions of people have distorted vision because of damaged corneas.
Sugar 3-D Printer Could Let Scientists Print Organs
The printer uses a process called free-form printing to create intricate structures.
3-D Printed Weapons Threaten Global Security
In 2013, the first digital design for functioning 3-D printed guns became widely available for download.
Sarco: This New Suicide Pod Lets Users Kill Themselves
The death pod is the vision of euthanasia activist Dr. Philip Nitschke and Dutch engineer Alexander Bannink.
Future of Aerospace and Medicine Could Be 4-D Printing
Imagine building all your Ikea furniture with just a hair-dryer.
3-D Printed Cars Could Hit Streets by 2019
Put it this way: If you need to travel to another city, 3-D printed cars might not be for you.
The Quest to 3D-Bioprint Every Dead Person Back to Life
Can radical scientific and technological advances really solve the problem of death?
3-D-Printed Smartphone Microscope Can Detect Disease
The 3-D printable "clip-on" can turn any smartphone into a fully functional microscope.
The Low Tech Revolution That's Transforming Medicine
High tech solutions are usually highly expensive. But there are often simpler ways to the same cure.
Viking King Gorm the Old Reconstructed With 3D Printing
Gorm the Old gave the country of Denmark its name and now researchers can hold his skull in their hands.
3D-Printed Custom-Fit Condoms Are The Future Of Sex
Custom-fit condoms are coming to a 3-D printer near you, thanks to the unscaled economy.
Scientists 3-D Print Famous Tomb of Pharaoh Seti I
The tomb of Pharaoh Set I is the most impressive in Egypt's famous Valley of the Kings.
3-D Printing Allows Blind People to 'See' Museums
3-D Printing can make museum specimens more accessible to the disabled.
Queen's Brian May Goes 3-D
The guitarist and astrophysicist has published a new 3-D history of Queen.
Peruvians Get to Know Their Ancient Female Leader
Researchers used the woman's mummified remains to reconstruct her skull structure using 3D imaging.
How 3-D Printing Can Help Mend a Broken Heart
No, this isn't another silly love song; new technology may help transform cardiology.
3D-Printed 'Skin' Could Help Create Bionic Superhumans
U.S. scientists say stretchable electronic fabric could help robots become more human, and humans more robotic.
Digital footprint tech is making giant steps forward
Digital progress is revolutionizing the way we collect footprints.
3D-Printed 'Heart-on-a-Chip' Could End Animal Testing
First ever entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip collects data on how strongly the heart is beating.
Blockchain and 3D Printing Equals 'Smart Manufacturing'
Genesis of Things is a new "smart manufacturing" project that leverages intellectual horsepower.
Watch: 3D Printing Lets Duck Waddle Again
The duck lost both his feet to frostbite but is mobile again with the help of plastic feet.
How to Turn Your Smartphone Into a 3-D Printer
OLO allows people to print 3D objects directly from their smartphones.
Recording 3-D Printer Sounds to Steal Designs
Audio from 3-D printers could be music to the ears of industrial spies.
Photos: High-Tech Pet Prosthetics in the Wild
Injured animals live freely with the help of carbon fiber and 3D-printed limbs.