For 50 years, scientists believed that schools of fish would save the most energy by swimming in flat diamond formations.

Scientists used 3D-printed insect models to study how disguises help harmless species fool predators and survive in the wild.

Imagine if you could "print" a tiny skyscraper using DNA instead of steel. That’s what researchers at Columbia and Brookhaven ...

Marine scientists have long marveled at how animals like fish and seals swim so efficiently despite having different shapes.

Marine scientists have long marveled at how animals like fish and seals swim so efficiently despite having different shapes.

When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece at a time, with each individual ...

Shape memory polymer surfaces with nanotips offer tunable dry adhesion for robotics, electronics, and biomedical devices.

Study shows how photolithography techniques can be used to not just make a micron-scale shape, but control it, too.

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

Bristle worms have protrusions that act like a 3D printer, helping us to understand how cells regenerate. Most people will ...

In the scientific community, the technology of manufacturing solid parts by gradually accumulating materials is known as ...

Check out our ranking of some of the advertising projects that have used 3D technologies, particularly 3D printing.