It's hard to believe we've been working with and exploring 3D printers for three years here on ZDNet. Before MakerBot sent me their early Replicator, I had never touched a 3D printer. That said, I was ...

Researchers at the Hasso Plattner Institute have worked out a way to make 3-D objects using only a 2-D laser cutter. They call it LaserOrigami. When you own a laser cutter, careful calibration is key.

[Andreas Bastian] has been working on a device that turns an off-the-shelf laser cutter into something capable of selective laser sintering of powdered plastics into 3D objects. He’s put in a lot of ...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laser Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: LASE), a leading global industrial developer of CleanTech laser systems for laser cleaning and other material applications, ...

[Jens] decided he wanted to try building his own laser cutter to see just how much you can actually cut with a fairly low power 300mW laser diode. He was inspired by a similar project from earlier ...

As a mom of college students, I love visiting my kids on campus. There’s nothing better than getting to spend time with them in the spaces they love. My two engineering majors spend a lot of time in ...

When you get the creator bug, you want as many ways to create as you can. Whether you are a hobbyist 3D printing maker or a teacher creating a maker-space, the Beamo laser cutter from FLUX is pretty ...

On a simple coffee table sits an inexpensive commercial laser cutter, usually meant for modifying wood or plastic. However, in the lab of University of Chicago scientists Vishnu Nair and Bozhi Tian, ...

These are great days for makers. Affordable 3-D printers and CNC mills are popping up everywhere, opening up new worlds of production to wide ranges of designers. However, one major tool still hasn’t ...

My laser uses a 1/2 hp blower, as well as air assist in order to remove fumes from an enclosed cabinet, and maximize cutting power. That's a 60W laser, which will cut .25 plywood, admittedly somewhat ...