To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It's an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user's world.

3D printing can be a fun and productive hobby and skill, but there can be a lot of confusion around the files involved. Here are some you should know about. Tech ...

TurboSquid is a leading website for finding 3D print files, offering a vast library of over a million models that can be downloaded and used in various projects. Established in 2000 by a team of ...

The rise of 3D-printed guns being found on Queensland criminals has drummed up debate for readers, from the possibility of a ...

Irwin (Instagram: @functionalfilms) has produced a new low-cost prime lens called the Simple 90. This 90mm prime is made ...

In a test, the team 3D printed a synthetic hand in one go. Complete with skeleton, ligaments, and tendons, the hand can grasp different objects when it “feels” pressure at its fingertips. They also 3D ...

Researchers 3D-printed a robotic hand, a six-legged robot, a 'heart' pump, and a metamaterial cube. ETH Zurich / Thomas Buchner Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WLNS) – After a month of designing, 3D printing, and making modifications, a team of high school engineering students created a special gift. They built a fellow student a ...

PrusaSlicer has a new feature: the ability to import a CAD model for 3D printing. Starting in version 2.5.0-beta1, PrusaSlicer can import STEP format 3D models. An imported STEP file is converted t… ...

Image: Formify Formify relies on HP’s Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF) technology to 3D print the custom mice, using a process where a thin layer of resin powder is treated with an adhesive from an inkjet ...

Those eager to recreate the build can explore the files on Thingiverse. We’ve seen some great 3D-printed mechanisms before, too, like this zig-zag cam for a sewing machine . Video after the break.