Researchers discover a new way to identify 3D printed guns Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that 3D printers have fingerprints, essentially slight differences in design that can be used to identify prints. This means investigators can examine the layers of a 3D printed object and pinpoint exactly which machine produced the parts. […]

MakerBot attempts to embrace the open-source community with its new Labs platform  The topic of open source has been a touchy one for MakerBot over the past decade. The one-time 3D-printing darling was the subject of some serious smack talk when it stopped disclosing machine design in 2012. MakerBot Labs doesn’t mark a full return […]

MakerBot’s technology of the future grapples with its rocky past Source: {$feed_title) MakerBot’s technology of the future grapples with its rocky past