Softly launched before the holidays via a press release, Spark X sounds like Creality’s full embrace of AI and “smart” appliance-like functionality.

First layer problems get a lot of attention, but failures mid-print – when you aren’t watching – are more frustrating. What do you do when they strike? We’ve got you covered.

It's the last weekend poll of the year. I've enjoyed putting questions to you All3DPers (All3DPeers? We need to workshop the name a little) this year. And since it's been a quiet couple of weeks in the land of 3D printing, rather than comment on what has happened lets sign the year off with a big broad speculative question for you to answer about what's ahead. What's going to matter most to you in desktop printing next year?

This next part of our post-Christmas “new 3D printer” basics series looks at one inevitability of owning a 3D printer. You will, eventually, encounter duff looking prints that are not what you expect. It might not happen right away, but happen it will.

Smart as your new 3D printer may be, trivial, easily-overlooked things can trip it over and result in no plastic sticking to the plate. Here are three quick fixes.

If you were one of the lucky many to find a 3D printer underneath your tree this year, here’s everything you need to know about your new machine: including setting it up, what it’s actually doing, the first print, and what you should do next.

A árvore de Natal de gelo mais legal já impressa em 3D! Os físicos da Universidade de Amsterdã imprimiram em 3D uma árvore de Natal de gelo usando um jato de água de tamanho micrométrico em uma impressora 3D comercial modificada colocada em uma câmara de vácuo. O resfriamento evaporativo congela a água quase instantaneamente. Os usos práticos dessa técnica vão desde estruturas de dispositivos microfluídicos até a construção de formas de gelo no espaço.

The Anycubic Photon P1, now live on Kickstarter, delivers stable, repeatable performance for demanding workflows with industrial-grade reliability, while introducing optional support for innovative dual-color and dual-material printing.

If 3D printing is useful for anything, it’s whipping up last minute gifts. We're a few days out from Christmas, meaning there's still time left to sneak in some eleventh-hour printing to save your holidays. If you need inspiration, our guide to unique and useful printable gift ideas is a solid place to start. But what I want to know is: do you need it? Are you printing gifts for anyone this week?

Signed into law yesterday, the U.S, National Defense Authorization Act includes the new restrictions on 3D printer procurement, as it calls for streamlining qualifications of 3D printed parts.

Built around a 5-watt laser engine, the Loopzizo K-100 enters a growing compact SLS market by prioritizing automation and open-source material compatibility.

Years in the making, Prusa steps forward with a prickly new license that keeps things open for community and internal business use, but increases the risk for those who try to copy and profit from others' work as their own.

The global manufacturer is pledging 1% of annual profits to empower makers, and your organization could be next.

The coolest ice Christmas tree ever 3D printed. Physicists at Cornell University 3D printed a Christmas Tree out of ice with a micrometer-sized water jet on a modified commercial 3D printer inside a vacuum chamber. Evaporative cooling freezes the water almost instantly. The technique's practical uses range from from ice microfluidic devices structures to building ice-based forms in space.

Comeing in at just 345g, the weight of a full 12-oz can of soda, the 3D printed and CNC machined crankset from Alugear is bound for production.

L'impression 3D arrive dans votre conduit auditif. Apparus comme un cadeau de Noël étonnamment parfait, les écouteurs intra-auriculaires (IEM) ont discrètement détrôné les écouteurs filaires et sont devenus la technologie sonore de choix pour les joueurs, les voyageurs et tous ceux qui veulent que le monde se taise en douceur. Comme ils se logent plus profondément dans le conduit auditif, il est essentiel qu'ils soient parfaitement ajustés pour bloquer le bruit. C'est là qu'intervient l'impression 3D. EPZ, une marque d'écouteurs intra-auriculaires abordables, affirme qu'elle propose désormais des coques en résine imprimées en 3D, personnalisées et adaptées au canal auditif, sur l'ensemble de sa gamme - il suffit de se rendre chez un audiologiste pour obtenir des empreintes d'oreille professionnelles.

A impressão 3D está chegando ao seu canal auditivo. Surgindo como um presente de Natal surpreendentemente perfeito, os monitores intra-auriculares (IEMs) destronaram discretamente os fones de ouvido com fio e se tornaram a tecnologia de som preferida de gamers, viajantes e qualquer pessoa que queira que o mundo se cale gentilmente. Como eles ficam mais profundos no canal auditivo, um ajuste perfeito é crucial para bloquear o ruído. Entra em cena a impressão 3D. A EPZ, uma marca de IEMs acessíveis, afirma que agora está oferecendo conchas de resina impressas em 3D personalizadas e específicas para o canal auditivo em toda a sua linha -- basta ir a um audiologista para obter impressões profissionais das orelhas.

3D printing is coming for your ear canal. Surging as a surprisingly perfect Christmas gift, in-ear monitors (IEMs) have quietly dethroned wired earbuds and become the sound tech of choice for gamers, commuters, and anyone who wants the world to kindly hush. Because they sit deeper in the ear canal, a perfect fit is crucial for blocking noise. Enter 3D printing. Affordable IEM brand EPZ now says it's offering custom, ear-canal-specific 3D-printed resin shells across its lineup—just swing by an audiologist for professional ear impressions.

With a reported Z axis tensile strength of 60 MPa, the new graphene mesh outperforms 3DXTech by 2.5x and significantly surpasses industry-standard Stratasys Nylon 12CF.

Every quarter, Bambu Lab will award grants to a handful of “exceptional, enlightening, and executionable” projects, potentially giving technical and marketing support in addition to cash.

More details of Anycubic’s upcoming Kobra X shows the company's intentions to twist the single-nozzle multicolor printing experience into one of multi-material reliability and greater efficiency.

With the concrete shells now printed—the last taking just five days—Denmark’s Skovsporet project moves toward final completion in summer 2026.

We covered a metal cutting add-on for the Ender 3 earlier this week. The Liquid Blade 3D leverages one of the most popular (and moddable) desktop printers in existence - a smart move, but one that begs the question, who among us still has an Ender 3? Is it your daily driver, or a spare that'd be ideal to convert for new functionality? Let us know.

Overture3D says it's new Rock PLA series replicates organic grain patterns using marble dust for a clean, hassle-free print.

As is tradition, Prusament’s anniversary brings a new limited edition filament drop. This time, it’s close to the company’s signature Prusa Orange, but a little... extra.