3D printing is going to change the world, we’re told. But it sometimes seems that all we can print is useless plastic tat – or perhaps, if you’re lucky, a fiddly replacement bit for the dishwasher.

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Let's ...

There was a time, not so very long ago, that buying a reliable 3D printer was a fairly expensive proposition. Many chose to build their own printer instead, and for a few years, we were flooded with ...

Nvidia Corp. today showcased the impressive advances it has made in the area of “inverse rendering,” which is a technique that uses artificial intelligence to reconstruct a series of still photos into ...