New laws in California and New York might stop anyone from 3D printing guns — and create entirely new kinds of surveillance.

Abstract: In this work, we present a thin-film shape memory alloy microactuator with a magnetic spring. This novel actuator design utilizes two permanent magnets and 3D-printed magnet holders to ...

This post was updated May 12 at 11:41 p.m. Before Fine Print had a name, it had a groove, and that groove will be on display at Spring Sing. The eight-piece funk and jazz band Fine Print will perform ...

Springs are great, but making them out of plastic tends to come with some downsides, for fairly obvious reasons. Creating a compliant mechanism that can be 3D printed and yet which doesn’t permanently ...

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You can download and 3D print the little spaceman from Project Hail Mary, and it's inspiring, like the movie itself. James has been writing about technology for years ...

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The first video in my series on how to build my 3D printed animatronic eye mechanisms, this video covers the process for making my realistic eyes. Using 3D printing, painting and casting, anyone can ...

Notepad++ has adopted a “double-lock” design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise. The new mechanism landed in Notepad++ ...

AI can turn a single photo into a printable 3D figurine. Multiple AI systems quietly power each step of the process. Consumer tools make this workflow accessible at home. Writing for ZDNET has many ...