A printed pair of plates holds a 3D printer bed spring to provide the device’s Z-axis movement. The wires to the encoder are routed through the center of the spring, so neatness counts.

[Ric Real] is entering the 2023 Hackaday Prize with the Gen5X, a generatively designed 3D printed five-axis 3D printer. The concept is not a new one, with the type of construction being seen a few ...

A stereoscopic 3D display technology that separates the stereo frames by polarization. Emerging in the 2011 time frame and using polarizer overlays, the movie projector or TV screen emits the left ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a new way to align 3D semiconductor chips by shining a ...

NARRATOR: It's crunch time for the 3D crew. And who's going to take home the coveted, and totally pointless, prize of, eh… most properties? Two cubes high-five as they prepare to compete.

A stereoscopic 3D display technology that separates the stereo frames by alternating the viewing path to each eye. Used for 3D gaming and the first 3D TVs, liquid crystal (LC) shutter glasses are ...

Well, get that notion right out of your head. A 3D printer is a different animal: It's designed to create a three-dimensional object—such as a chess piece, figurine, or bracelet—by building ...

Whether you're brand new to 3D printing or have been wanting to invest in your own printer for a while, these machines are not as expensive as you might think. Whether you want to prioritize print ...

Faces - A face is a flat surface on a 3D shape. For example a cube has 6 faces. Edges - An edge is where two faces meet. For example a cube has 12 edges. Vertices - A vertex is a corner where ...

For a long time, 3D printing has been predominantly male. That's changing, though, and it's for the better. James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s.

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