The system consists of only a single millimeter-scale photonic chip without any moving parts.

Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect models to explore how some species trick ...

These interconnected shapes, acting like hinges, enable the creation of 3D structures that can adjust their flexibility in ...

With 3D printing, you can turn imaginative ideas into tangible objects, and the best part is that you can always customize the shape, size, and colors of your designs.

And there are some pretty interesting potential uses for medical technology -- such as being able to feel around inside a 3D model of a CT scan to touch a tumour, for example.

In a 2D the answer is two, and a 3D space can be tiled in shapes that have no corners at all, called soft cells. These shapes can be made in a few different ways, and some are shown here.

So what if you could buy your pasta of choice in a simple, compact 2D form and then watch it take on the desired final 3D shape as it cooks, thereby doubling the fun factor?

Dubai is now home to the world's largest 3D-printed two-story building. On Wednesday, officials in the city's Warsan neighborhood unveiled the building, which is 9.5 meters (31 feet) tall and has ...

These 3D shapes look like spheres made out of a chain-link fence. And someday, they could help humans build cheap housing in disaster zones, better grasp global warming , and even combat viruses ...

Take a peek inside a flickering candle flame with these 3D-printed shapes ... "Fire has all the elements of a vibrating string or vibrating molecule but in a dynamic pattern that's interesting.