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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on August 22, 2025

What Is Generative Design?

Forget perpetual trial and error — generative design lets artificial intelligence do the grunt work, testing thousands of ideas in seconds to find smarter, faster ways to build.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on August 20, 2025

7 Types of 3D Printers to Know

These new-age additive manufacturing methods have permanently changed production lifecycles for good.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 17, 2025

What Is 3D-Printed Meat?

Using cutting-edge bioprinting and extrusion tech, scientists can replicate the texture, appearance and flavor of real meat — no harm to animals required.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 26, 2025

Subtractive Manufacturing, Explained

First used in Ancient Egypt, subtractive manufacturing methods are now being used to cut, drill, mill and shape materials for cutting-edge industries like aerospace and medical devices. Here’s how it works.

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Mae Rice Mae Rice
Updated on March 25, 2025

The U.S. Is Desperate for Ventilators and N95 Masks. Can We 3D Print Them?

Not exactly. But 3D printers can help in other ways.

The U.S. Is Desperate for Ventilators and N95 Masks. Can We 3D Print Them?
Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on March 17, 2025

20 Top 3D Printing Software

From beginner-friendly simulations to professional-level design, these software programs take 3D-printed creations from concept to reality.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 03, 2025

3D-Printed Cars: 13 Current Examples

A 3D-printed car is built via additive manufacturing, which creates the car one layer at a time. Take a look at some examples of 3D-printed cars and car parts, the importance of 3D-printed cars and when they could become more popular.

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Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on October 25, 2024

What Is an Electronic Tattoo?

These tiny devices stick to the wearer’s skin and capture anything from vital signs to brain activity.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on October 14, 2024

12 Examples of 3D-Printed Houses

3D-printed houses can be made in a matter of hours at a fraction of the cost of conventional construction methods.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on October 03, 2024

Stereolithography (SLA): What It Is, How It Works

This 3D-printing technique uses photopolymer resins to fabricate everything from dentures to aircraft parts.

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