3-d printers Archives - Innovation Toronto

A newly designed metamaterial that expands with increasing hydrostatic pressure may advance what 3-D printers are capable of producing

In the not-too-distant future, it may be possible to 3-D print virtually anything. Consider standard printers, which “synthesize” thousands of colors by using only three color ca... Read more

New tool gives structural strength to 3-D printed works

Objects created using 3-D printing have a common flaw: They are fragile and often fall apart or lose their shape. “I have an entire zoo of broken 3-D printed objects in my office,... Read more

A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley

“Now hardware is almost as cheap as software.” In recent years, Silicon Valley seems to have forgotten about silicon. It’s been about dot-coms, Web advertising, social networking and apps fo... Read more