A new 3D printing system enables realistic variations in glossiness across a 3D printed surface. The advance could aid fine art reproduction and the design of prosthetics. Shape, color, and gloss.

The two most common desktop-style 3D printers are FDM (for fused deposition modeling) and SLA (or stereo lithography). FDM printers lay down layer after layer of filament, resulting in objects that ...

Polymaker after launching it’s Kickstarter campaign last month has now raised more than $340,000 thanks to over 1130 backers with still 12 days remaining on their campaign. To recap the Polymaker and ...

Those are an object's three most salient visual features. Currently, 3D printers can reproduce shape and color reasonably well. Gloss, however, remains a challenge. That's because 3D printing hardware ...