California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive

California 3D printer control bill would restrict sale to DOJ-approved models

Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 review: A four-color variant

Elegoo promised a color add-on, but instead gave us a whole new printer.

Elegoo sale pairs colored PLA filament with its Centauri Carbon 2 3D printer for just $475 — Presidents’ Day printing bonanza

Elegoo’s Presidents’ Day 3D printer bundle deal comes with 4KG of PLA for just $475.

Chinese scientists 3D print tiny items in half a second using holographic light fields — scientists precision fabricate complex millimeter-scale objects in record time

A team of scientists have revealed a new technique for the super-high-speed 3D printing of complex objects.

MakerWorld launches Copyright Protection Program to help 3D designers fight stolen files being resold online — stamping out knockoffs is priority number one

The Bambu Lab MakerWorld Copyright Protection Program is a free service for MakerWorld Exclusive Designs and will fight IP infringement on any platform.
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MyMiniFactory acquires Thingiverse to save 3D printing file sharing from AI — Thingverse has eight million users and 2.5 million ‘things’

MyMiniFactory has announced the surprise acquisition of the world’s oldest and largest 3D printing file sharing site, Thingiverse.
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Harvard researchers develop novel 3D printing method for soft robotics — rotational multi-material method creates muscle-like structures that can be programmed to twist, lift, or bend

Harvard researchers have developed a rotational 3D printing technique that can create malleable structures with built-in motion logic in a single, seamless step that could have a huge impact on the field of soft robotics. …

Can desktop recycling fix the 3D Printer waste problem?

The thrill of owning one of the best multicolor 3D printers has come at an unexpected price – overflowing bins of wasted filament and scrapped prints. Here are five machines that promise to turn failed prints back into fre…

3D printing with one of the world’s hardest Tungsten-based materials is now possible — material’s incredible hardness made it difficult to additively manufacture

Scientists based at Hiroshima University have devised a novel way of 3D printing with one of hardest engineering materials used by industry.
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3D printing legend Josef Prusa takes emergency command of Printed Solid after CEO exit — Prusa holds the fort as successor hunt begins

David Randolph announced his resignation on X.