6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (226+ words) Let's say you're designing a switch that must change color when a user activates it. You'd typically think of integrating an LED. But researchers at MIT have developed a low-tech, no-electronics-required way of accomplishing the same. Their process, called ShiftLens,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (427+ words) Dovetail looked at one of music’s most mechanically complicated instruments and wondered how much of it could come out of a 3D printer. The answer became a working modular piano, complete with custom electronics and a key mechanism designed to get…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (40+ words) PrintWeek Awards 2026 Jury Meet Day 2 to tackle digital printing printweek.in On the second day of the PrintWeek Awards 2026 Jury Meet, the esteemed panel of eight Jury members will look at Awards categories encompassing digital printing and innovation...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (643+ words) The 3D printed camper body that took an Ape to Nordkapp VoxelMatters The 3D printed camper body that took an Ape to Nordkapp How Nugae’s ultra-light large-format 3D printing technology made a 70-kilogram living module possible on a tiny three-wheeled Piaggio Francesco Furlani…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (236+ words) Researchers at EPFL have used 3D nanoprinting to build ultralight aerial vehicles, called microfliers, that convert sound waves directly into thrust. The method – developed at EPFL’s MicroBioRobotic Systems (MICROBS) Lab – removes the need for onboard motors, actuators or electronics. The devices…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (230+ words) Resonant Printed Installations Trend Hunter The Ninefold installation by Hyojin Kwon, Jeremy Muller and Misri Patel transforms discarded PLA from fabrication labs into nine large-scale resonant forms produced through pellet-based additive manufacturing Shredded plastic waste is blended with virgin material…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (39+ words) Published Aug 17, 2026 2:01 PM EDT 2026 Popular Science Home of the Future Awards 39 products that will improve your everyday life. By Thomas S. Mullaney Withdraw Consent / Manage Privacy Preferences Do Not Sell My Personal Information...