Tracing the source of 3D printing ghost guns has been a serious topic since the beginning of their existence. Those doing the printing want to keep the manufacturing source a secret, while forensic investigators like Kirk Garrison from the San Bernardino Sheriff's department are looking to find any sort of "fingerprints" left behind by nefarious manufacturers. An interview with Garrison shared by 404 Media suggests he may have found a way to link 3D printed objects, like
Police link 3D printers to ghost guns using 'fingerprints' from printers — toolmarks left behind during printing can make ghostguns traceable
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TL;DR: A small group of forensic researchers is challenging the belief that 3D-printed ghost guns – unserialized firearms built at home – are completely untraceable. Their work offers a glimmer of hope to investigators and lawmakers grappling with the growing threat of criminals using these weapons.
Kirk Garrison, a forensics expert with the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department, has spent years working at the intersection of digital blueprints, heated
Tariff fears caused a surge in entry-level 3D printer sales — Chinese companies accounted for 95% of entry-level machines shipped globally
Fears of new U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made 3D printers may have caused shipments of consumer-level 3D printers to surge in the first quarter of 2025, according to data gathered by market intelligence firm CONTEXT . The report shows that buyers are opting for less expensive, high-performance machines, such as those from Bambu Lab, over more costly professional and industrial machines.
CONTEXT generously defines entry-level 3D
Speedily craft 3D prints with this Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus deal — an Editor's Choice Award Winner
We have a great 3D printer deal for any maker hobbyists looking to speed up their printing game. It's an ideal time to invest in your first 3D printer or upgrade from an older, slower model, especially when you can find impressive price reductions like in today's deal.
Available directly from Elegoo, the Neptune 4 Plus is on sale for just $289 , a saving of 32% on the original $425 MSRP. So not
MIT engineers 3D print implant for diabetic patients that releases medicine under the skin — chip can be wirelessly activated to melt an alloy that releases powdered glucagon
Engineers from MIT, including team leader Siddharth Krishnan, are paving the way when it comes to 3D printed medicine. The team recently created a chip with a 3D-printed component that can be embedded under the skin. This 3D-printed mechanism is able to release medicinal contents when the device is triggered by a wireless command.
According to the news publication shared by MIT, there are potential use cases for this technology in quite a few areas of medicine. For example,
New leaked Bambu Lab 3D printer diagrams reveal H2S model in the works — diagrams accidentally included in Wiki page
More leaks from Bambu Lab reveal that a new single-nozzle sister to the H2D is coming soon. The H2S was accidentally included in a manual for the cutter module in the Bambu Lab wiki .
We reported in June on a leaked photo that appeared on X, with a blurry image they claim to be the next Bambu Lab 3D printer. That image showed a 3D printer roughly the size of the H2D, but
MyMiniFactory swoops on Etsy 3D printing controversy — new Premium Merchant Program will let anyone sell physical 3D prints on its platform for a monthly fee
Recently, Etsy quietly changed its creative policy to eliminate most 3D-printed objects on the platform. The policy change dictates that all 3D-printed goods must be created and designed by the person selling them. This would remove a vast majority of 3D printed merchandise sold by makers and print farms alike, who typically buy files from professional artists. Despite our attempts to contact Etsy and a flood of content creators making YouTube videos on the subject, Etsy has not
There is still time to grab a great deal on these Elegoo 3D printers on the last day of Prime Day — printers up to 27% off
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As the Amazon Prime Day event draws to a close, I took a closer look at Elegoo's great deals on its range of mainstream FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printers that use common filaments like PLA and PETG, and SLA (Stereolithography Apparatus) 3D printers that use resin.
Why am I so excited about Elegoo 3D printers? The
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These are the five best budget 3D printer deals for Amazon Prime Day — here's a guide to the best 3D printers for beginners
We've scoured Amazon to find you the best budget 3D printers available during Prime Day 2025, which I've compiled into a guide for you below, along with a breakdown of each printer's strengths and weaknesses based on our expansive library of 3D printer reviews and in-depth testing.
Right now in my office I have two 3D printers. I used to have three, but my eight year-old nephew has just