Designers at the 3D-printing company WhiteClouds built the desktop-size model in less than 24 hours. WhiteClouds CEO Jerry Ropelato challenged a team of five designers to create the model.

It’s a neat project, and the 3D printed tooling works surprisingly well. The key is that leather is relatively soft, so it’s possible to use plastic tools quite effectively.

A great light pipe is a simple sheet of perspex, with an optional coat of silver hobby paint on the outside edge, and bottom. You can print a 1mm thick lower section of your case, then add a 3mm ...

They 3D-printed prototypes using the softest polymer available. The flexible pipe designs performed at least seven times better than all previously measured Tesla valves.

Scientists at the University of Washington have re-created the distinctive spiral shapes of shark intestines in 3D-printed pipes in order to study the unique fluid flow inside the spirals.

The equipment is a one-piece 3D-printed pipe-climbing robot composed of sequenced novel soft bending mechanisms, which was recently developed by professor Zuo Siyang and Dr. Liu Jianbin's research ...