The big picture: For years, companies have touted 3D printing as the future of construction, and now one of the strongest signs of the technology moving into the mainstream has arrived.

3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of parts, you probably want to step up to ...

Next week, the coffee giant will open its first-ever 3D-printed store, a drive-thru-only location in Brownsville that looks more like the future of construction than your average café.

This hack from [Dillan Stock] is in the latter category, replacing an ugly, redundant downspout with an elegant 3D printed pipe. As [Dillan] so introspectively notes, this was not something that ...

Japanese company Serendix has completed what it claims is the world's first 3D-printed railway station in Arida, Japan, which was constructed in the hours between the last and first train services.

cast, they’re blowing up the conversation with fully 3D-printed clubheads made from a 316 stainless steel. Yes, you read that right: fully printed irons. And, no, this isn’t some crazy fluff ...

Starbucks’ new drive-thru in Texas is the brand’s first 3D printed store in the U.S. The Brownsville location was built using a robotic arm that layers concrete. Starbucks hasn’t said if ...

I remember the first time I actually saw something get 3D printed — it was probably seven or eight years ago when an astronaut 3D printed a tool in space. It seemed wild at the time, until I ...

Originally only available in limited quantities, the Climacool will be available to everyone next week for $140. Originally only available in limited quantities, the Climacool will be ...

There's a new pour from Starbucks: Its first 3D printed store in the U.S.Related video above: What will future cities look like? This tech could shape our tomorrowThe Seattle-based coffee giant ...

Need a train station shelter in a hurry? You can now print that. In Arida, Japan, a Japanese architectural firm and 3D-printed house manufacturer partnered with JR-West, a railway network ...

Though it started out as a futuristic-sounding niche proposition, 3D-printed construction is really taking off throughout the United States and the variety of projects being printed is remarkable.