CAMDEN, Maine -- What if instead of incurring the wrath of the authorities by torrenting movies and CDs, you could visit some shady web server that lets you download, say, a camera or a car? This -- ...

ROCK HILL, S.C., Oct. 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:TDSC), announced today that it has acquired Provel, S.r.l., an Italian provider of rapid prototyping, tooling and ...

The RepRap project hopes to build a universal constructor; a machine that can replicate itself and make a number of useful products. The machine is open source and uses fused deposition modeling (FDM) ...

No, it's not going to instantly cook up a PSP or iPod — or even a cup of Earl Grey tea — but Bath University's Replicating Rapid-Prototyper may some day be able to turn out household objects like ...

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A revolutionary machine that can copy itself and manufacture everyday objects quickly and cheaply could transform industry in the developing world, according to its creator.

A self-replicating 3D printer that spawns new, improved versions of itself is in development at the University of Bath in the UK. The “self replicating rapid prototyper” or RepRap could vastly reduce ...