3D Printers

A 3D-printer guru dreams of a giant, chocolate grandfather clock — but settles for candy bars with custom designs for now.

3D printers are starting to print in metal. The next step is printing in multiple materials, and designing software that can keep up.

Father-son team has developed a printer that squirts out droplets of molten metal, similar to how a desktop printer spits out ink.

Alternative 3D printing tech uses a projector and photosensitive liquid to make objects that can be very detailed and very tiny.

Microsoft and hardware partners created a new 3D print format for Windows 8.1.

Dual lasers, 1,600 photographs and serious processing digitize an object in about 12 minutes for 3D printing or even adding to a video game.

3D printers aren't household items yet, but advancements in the field will give almost anyone the ability to produce their own creations.