"Just like real rabbits, our rabbit also carries its own blueprint."

This plastic bunny has DNA explaining how to make more bunnies

Buck Like Funnies

Scientists encoded instructions for creating a 3D-printed plastic bunny in DNA and then embedded the DNA right in the bunny itself.

This Plastic Bunny Has DNA Explaining How to Make More Bunnies

It could hold the key to solving the world's data storage problem.

First 3D Printed Revetment Wall, Shanghai-Jiangsu Port, China (Part I)

The town of Suzhou is now home to a wall unlike any other.

China just completed the world’s largest 3D-printed structure

Absolute Unit

Chinese construction company Winsun has finished building a 3D-printed river revetment more than 500 meters (1,640 feet) long.

China Just Completed the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Structure

It's more than 1,640 feet long.

Opponents of 3D-printed guns just scored a victory in court.

Federal Judge: It's illegal to post 3D-printed gun designs online

Gun Point

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump Administration's 2018 decision to let Defense Distributed share blueprints for 3D-printed guns was illegal.

Federal Judge: It’s Illegal to Post 3D-Printed Gun Designs Online

He ruled that the Trump Administration can't simply reverse an earlier decision.

Largest 3D printed building unveiled in Dubai

It's two stories tall and has a total area of 6,889 square feet.

Watch a massive 3D-printed building take shape

Printer Power

Dubai has unveiled the world's largest two-story 3D-printed building, a 31-foot-tall structure covering an area of 6,889 square feet.

Watch a Massive 3D-Printed Building Take Shape

The printer cut the number of construction workers needed in half.

“Local manufacturing resources are a crucial capability for space exploration.”

New machine on ISS will turn trash into "ink" for 3D printers

Space Recycling

California-based company Made in Space is launching a special machine to the ISS that can turn plastic waste into feedstock for the comapny's 3D printer.

New Machine on ISS Will Turn Trash Into “Ink” For 3D Printers

This ingenious gadget is headed to the International Space Station next week.

Time-lapse of the World's Largest 3D Printed Boat

The world's largest 3D printed boat, largest 3D printer at UMaine!

The 25-foot-long craft weighs two and a half tons.

Watch a giant 3D printer spit out an entire boat

Rock the Boat

The University of Maine used their giant 3D printer to print the world's largest 3D printed boat, named 3Dirigo.

Larget 3D Printed Boat Made From Largest 3D Printer | Futurism

It's the largest solid 3D-printed object in history. 

Watch a Giant 3D Printer Spit out an Entire Boat

Officials need to pay more attention to this threat, experts warn.

Report: Terrorists could 3D print weapons of mass destruction

WMDs on Demand

Bad actors could covertly create weapons of mass destruction using a combination of 3D printers and artificial intelligence, experts warn.

Report: Terrorists Could 3D Print Weapons of Mass Destruction

And we might not know until it's too late.

BIOLIFE4D - The Science of Bioprinting a Human Heart

The mini heart could become a viable tool for cardiotoxicity testing — the study of how drug treatments and medications could cause damage to the heart muscle.

This biotech company claims to have 3D printed a mini human heart

3D Bioprinting

Chicago-based biotech company Biolife4D claims to have 3D bioprinted a miniaturized human heart — chambers, ventricles, and all.

This Biotech Company Claims to Have 3D Printed a Mini Human Heart

More on bioprinted hearts: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/researchers-3d-printed-heart-human-tissue">Researchers Create First Ever 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Tissue</a>

Breakthroughs

Can 3D printing technology really make donor organs obsolete?

"We now have the ability to build constructs that recapitulate key structural, mechanical, and biological properties of native tissues."

Researchers 3D printed functional components of the human heart

Printing Beats

A team of researchers just 3D printed functional components of the human heart using a specialized printer that's capable of printing suspended hydrogels.

Researchers 3D Print Functional Components of Human Heart

Yet another step towards being able to 3D print functional organs.

A real cure for balding could be coming soon, but it won't be cheap.

Baldness could soon be cured for real — if you're rich

Reforestation

Scientists are closer than ever to a cure for baldness, thanks to cloned stem cells and 3D-printed scaffolding that could let new hairs take root.

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