With a 3-D printer and about $15, senior physics major Ryan Bouricius was able to create a functional prosthetic hand that can be used to grip, write and even catch a ball.

Recent raids in Australia suggest criminals are potentially adopting 3D printers at an industrial scale.

Technique paves the way for more complex, customizable devices.

Researchers have created a 3D printed cosmic microwave background - a map of the oldest light in the universe - and provided the files for download.

Anyone who's watched drone videos or an episode of "BattleBots" knows that robots can break -- and often it's because they don't have the proper padding to protect themselves.

By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius thousands of years ago.

Leveraging technology to rejuvenate a fragile underwater ecosystem.

Parts would be constructed from the molecular level with shape-shifting chemicals. ​