An engineering student lacking the funds for a Makerbot created one himself with what he happened to have available: a box of Lego. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

Just because LEGO Technic is technically a toy doesn’t mean that you cannot do solid engineering with it, like building air-powered engines. After first building a simple air-powered piston ...

Imagine the power to clone your favorite LEGO piece—not just any piece, but let’s say, one that costs €50 second-hand. [Balazs] from RacingBrick posed this exact question: can a 3D scanner recreate ...

3D printing is the process of making three-dimensional objects by laying thin layers of material on top of one another. Each layer is so thin that the height is barely detectable by the human eye. In ...

If you're one of those kids who grew up building and loving LEGOs, your heart probably skips a beat whenever you hear about a new life-size sculpture of everyday things, like cars or robots, or about ...

Got an industrial-grade 3D printer laying around that you don’t know what to do with? 3D print your own “invisibility cloak”! We recently told you about how it’s possible to 3D print a handgun. Now, a ...

Lego isn’t just for building spaceship replicas and memorable scenes from your favorite franchise. Scientists in Wales have used the beloved plastic bricks to piece together a machine that grows human ...

Blakely Adler bought his first 3D printer when he was 10 years old. Now, he's making strides as a young entrepreneur in Lane ...