Have you ever had a pair of ear buds fit perfectly out of the package? Probably not. Well, [Joe] decided to take matters into his own hands and cast his own silicone ear bud covers custom made for him ...

Mechanical engineer Larry Bonassar holds a fabricated ear printed with a 3D printer in his lab at Cornell University's Weill Hall. Lindsay France/Cornell University Photography With 3D printing, it ...

It’s always an impressive feat to see a company grow and adapt to present-day technologies. It’s even more impressive when it does so, invisibly, right in front of the consumer’s eye. The professional ...

You might remember that industrial designer [Eric Strebel] tried to make a collapsible silicone container with 3D printed molds a few weeks ago, and was finally successful after dozens of attempts.

Cornell bioengineers and physicians have created an artificial ear that looks and acts like a natural ear, giving new hope to thousands of children born with a congenital deformity called microtia. In ...

That was the idea behind his original head (amame) headphones: a DIY kit people buy to produce custom headphones printed at home on their 3D printers. Head(amame) kits cost from $55 to $130, plus the ...

For the first time, scientists in China have created new ears for five children using their own cells grown in a 3D-printed mold. The idea of using someone’s own cells to grow replacement parts has ...

Having access to tools can greatly expand an engineer’s ability to build. As technology advances, it tends to become more accessible as it drops in price or increases user-friendliness. Once 3D ...

With 3D printing, it seems the things you can make are limited only by your imagination. The latest innovation: a 3D-printed artificial ear. The ear, which looks and functions like a normal human ear, ...

In our previous installment, we mentioned how having access to tools can greatly expand an engineer’s ability to build. This article will walk through how to make tooling with a low-cost 3D printer.