The development of cheaper, more powerful lasers has always been a cause for excitement among hackers, and fiber lasers are no exception. One of the newer tools they’ve enabled is the laser welder, ...

I have several 3D printers, and I’ve always been satisfied with using either Repetier or Marlin on all of them. There are a few other firmware versions that could run on my hardware, but those two ...

One half of a 3D printed repositionable laptop stand sitting on a wooden surface - bartnijs/Thingiverse There's always something practical missing from a laptop that manufacturers can't account for in ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

IBM is exploring a way to turn empty 3D printed cavities into engineered features instead of unused air.