The lack of cooling in large open areas inevitably sends people scurrying for air-conditioned buildings on hot days. Taking a leaf from traditional Islamic architecture that dealt with the harsh ...

“Oh, you know. Heading out to the desert and harnessing the power of the sun to make a 3D printer that can print objects out of sand. You?” “… catching up on Breaking Bad.” You know the kid in your ...

Smoothing the layer lines out of filament-based 3D prints is a common desire, and there are various methods for doing it. Besides good old sanding, another method is to apply a liquid coating of some ...

Reuters reports that Tesla has combined a series of innovations to make a technological breakthrough for single casting of the complex underbody of the car. Tesla already can gigacast the front and ...

My colleague Andrew Nusca wrote about the new HP Designjet 3D printers, which allow users to print out 3D models of their designs right from their desktop computers. Besides the fact that they are ...

Recent advances in 3D printing have transformed the traditional sand casting industry by introducing techniques that significantly enhance design flexibility, reduce production lead times, and ...

Researchers designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing, a 3D-printing method used by industries for prototyping and part production. Researchers ...

Most speaker enclosures are made from wood, though that's not the only material being utilized by audio hardware makers – we've seen speakers made from concrete, for example, and the many portable ...