Imagine a reality where surgeons practice difficult procedures on virtual renditions of their patients before walking into the operating room, and professional athletes review their exact muscle ...

Data from 3D body scans has helped improve the fit of female body armor. Army scientists are using a database of 3D body scans to develop better-fitting clothing and more properly contoured equipment ...

New research into 3D printing technology could someday lead to the U.S. military 3D printing body armor for soldiers. The technology, which looks to abalone shells for inspiration, could allow units ...

Inside a facility near the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, a new miniature factory filled with 3D printers sits ready to automatically print out models of a patient’s heart or ...

Recent laboratory experiments using novel 3D printing approaches with nanotechnology yielded a lattice structure that stopped projectiles better than Kevlar or steel at a much lighter weight.

Last week, [David Shorey] came along to the monthly Hackaday meetup in Pasadena. These meetups feature speakers and drinks, projects and chit-chat, and sometimes a few demos of what the local Hackaday ...

If a knife-wielding crackhead came at you swinging, chances are that grandma's yarn basket wouldn't be your choice of defensive technology. However unlikely, Royal College of Art student Oluwaseyi ...