At their core, both graphic and interior design share fundamental principles – balance, rhythm, proportion, visual hierarchy, ...

People are increasingly turning to software to design complex material structures like airplane wings and medical implants. But as design models become more capable, our fabrication techniques haven't ...

Here is the essential context and technical depth for practitioners working toward highly integrated, efficient, and ...

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 ...

Want to learn 3D IC technology in one go? Here is all you need to know about this heterogeneous integration technique.

A few do's and don'ts speed the transition from 2D drawing to 3D modeling. Developers of 3D software say 70% or more of all designers and engineers still work in 2D. That's despite many advantages to ...

Using computer-aided design, 3D printing builds an item up layer by layer in a very precise fashion. Initially, plastics and metal powders were used as the feedstock for the process, but now resins, ...

Danfoss Power Solutions (Ames, Iowa, U.S.) wanted to reduce cost and lead time challenges with a machined aluminum bracket by redesigning it to use carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) made with its ...

Learn how two brothers made a desktop injection molding machine and use the takeaways from their process to build your own. Many people don’t realize that an injection molding machine is something ...

Lake Erie College junior Abby Butcher is using the campus makerspace to design a 3D-printed prosthetic leg for Zelda, a goat she rescued after a traumatic injury and amputation.