Published 3 May 2016 by Carine Claude

From frenzy to strokes of genius to missed opportunities, the industrial history of additive manufacturing is a spiky journey to the present. Second part of our investigation.

Published 5 April 2016 by Carine Claude

Growth crisis? The 3D printer and promises of digital fabrication for all are struggling to make their way into households despite a high-growth global market.

Published 29 March 2016

The artist Gilles Azzaro has 3D printed Neil Gershenfeld's voice at Artilect fablab in Toulouse (France). He answers the question “What is fablab?”

Published 22 March 2016

An international team of scientists has developed a technique to 3D print graphene aerogel, the world's lightest material weighing in at 7.5 times lighter than air.

Published 8 March 2016

A surprising study confirms it: the sounds of 3D printers reveal crucial information on the source code of printed objects.

Published 22 February 2016 by Ewen Chardronnet

The Finnish designer Jussi Ängeslevä presented the fruit of three years of research to redefine prototyping at the Berlin Transmediale.

Published 22 February 2016

Two German artists clandestinely scanned Nefertiti's famous bust and then put the files online under free license.

Published 5 February 2016

Mangaka artist Megumi Igarashi who distributed 3D scans of her own genitals is on trial in Tokyo under charges of obscenity.

Published 1 February 2016 by Nicolas Barrial

Poietis prints living cells. Backed up by patents, the company has just raised 2.5 million euros to develop a laser-assisted technology of high definition printing of human tissues.

Published 11 January 2016 by Fabien Eychenne

Each year from January to June, the Fab Academy offers five intense months of tinkering and digital fabrication. This program initiated by MIT attracts a growing number of students.

Published 14 December 2015 by Nicolas Barrial

Our selection of gifts to transform all those little geeks who demand the latest game console into apprentice makers who learn the rules of tinkering by doing.

Published 15 September 2015 by Caroline Grellier

Mediated Matter researchers of the MIT Media Lab in Boston developed the very first 3D printer for glass. Opening new possibilities for design and architecture.

Published 26 May 2015 by Ewen Chardronnet

Iranian artist Morehshin Allahyari is committed to 3D printing thousands-year-old sculptures that were destroyed in Mosul in February by Daech jihadists.

Published 3 February 2015 by Quentin Chevrier

(Français) Retour en images sur la 1ère édition du Bricole it Yourself, avec une imprimante 3D manuelle, un hack synthétiseur, le suicide d'une cassette VHS, un filtre à particules...

Published 20 January 2015 by Quentin Chevrier

Stamp, coffee cup, keyboard... a few everyday professional objects achievable in 3D printing.

Published 19 January 2015 by Caroline Grellier

The Italian Francesco Pacelli’s Hoop project recycles food waste, especially coffee, to make material close to ceramic for 3D printing.

Published 9 December 2014 by Quentin Chevrier

The Christmas spirit, DiY version: Makery is helping you concoct 100% DiY presents, for more or less conversant makers.

Published 2 December 2014 by la rédaction

Seven 3D-printed models of defective hearts were announced by a research surgeon at a medical congress in the USA. A few rare infants have already benefitted from this diagnostic aid.

Published 30 September 2014 by Annick Rivoire

(Français) Mathilde Berchon signe la deuxième édition (en moins d’un an !) de « L’Impression 3D », aux éditions Eyrolles. Un best-seller pour « rejoindre le mouvement », dit-elle.

Published 23 September 2014 by Carine Claude

Treating severely burned people with 3D printing is possible with PrintAlive Bioprinter, a Canadian prototype.