Essential for many industries ranging from Hollywood computer-generated imagery to product design, 3D modeling tools often ...

In a breakthrough that blends ancient design with modern materials science, researchers have developed a new class of ceramic structures that can bend under pressure -- without breaking.

3D printing is a downright futuristic technology. People can use plastic filaments, resin, and other materials to create custom objects. The quality of the print is limited by a user's printer ...

Unified Handling of Multiple 3D Data Types. Although we currently focus on microscopic structures such as molecules, proteins, and crystals, the proposed method can be seamlessly applied to ...

To solve this problem, [Audrey] created OpenWheel, a system of parametric, 3D-printable wheels, tweels, tires, and tracks for robotics and more. Like all good parametric 3D-printable designs ...