Combining manual and automated techniques, the 3D printing process created a concrete wall from an innovative mortar based on white cement. From a total of 60 individual segments, the wall was built ...

There are a number of ways to efficiently and elegantly limit an LED’s brightness, but [Tommy] found that using a light pipe or diffuser can integrate better with a device, especially when the device ...

The Troy, N.Y.-based Lighting Research Center (LRC), part of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently partnered with Eaton Corp. to develop a fully 3D-printed, LED-integrated luminaire as part ...

I first heard about LUXeXceL, a 3D printing service for optical components, when they recently announced the availability of a new outdoor-rated coating for their LUX Standard material. This product ...

As the additive 3D-printing process continues to advance, consumer printers will someday gain the ability to compete with fabrication plants, revolutionizing manufacturing to such an extent that it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Ewing writes about luxury and performance automobiles. BMW Group has harnessed the efficiency and power of 3D printing and ...

Poehlmann has made a name for himself with his organic, eco-friendly designs such as his tree branch-inspired “New Growth” chandeliers and lamps. Digitally realized by his studio assistant Casey ...

In somewhat of a departure from its usual parametric, experimental work, Margot Krasojević Architects has created a recycled, 3D printed LED light, in an investigation of the importance of ...

The city of Calgary’s downtown core houses government buildings, museums, arts commons and the City Building Design Lab, a collaborative research satellite for the University of Calgary’s School of ...

We can safely say that major companies are interested in 3D printed electronics, at least from a research and development perspective. However, this may be somewhat quotidian, given what may be in ...