Toledo, Ohio — A filament for 3D printing made of nylon, polyolefin and cellulose is part of an Ohio project to create medical devices such as wearable sensors. FibreTuff Medical Biopolymers LLC, a ...

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 ...

[taulman] over on Instructables has been working on his own version of a 3D printer. Unlike the usual PLA or ABS filament all the RepRaps and Makerbots use, this printer uses nylon to make parts with ...

After you pick a 3D printer, the first decision you'll have to make is what type of filament you want to use. Look deep enough, and you'll see several dozen varieties—even setting aside the numerous ...

If you want to try printing with nylon, with less environmental impact* that virgin nylon, a company called Fishy Filaments is making a 1.75mm filament by recycling Cornish fishing nets. ‘Porthcurno’ ...

Discover how plastic bottles can be transformed into 3D printing filament. This process involves converting PET plastic ...

When 3D printing a particularly complex object, you often need to incorporate additional support structures into its design, given how the layer by layer additive process works. And with 3D systems ...