A new 3D scanner and printer has halved the number of appointments patients undergoing facial reconstructive treatment need ...

What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced, your dentist could quickly scan your jaw and "print" your new teeth using a rapid prototyping machine known as a 3D printer?

It seems almost every day 3D scanning is becoming more and more accessible to the general DIYer. The hardware required is minimal and there are several scanning softwares and workflows to choose from.

Pioneering technology has shed fresh light on the world's first scientifically-described dinosaur fossil -- over 200 years after it was first discovered -- thanks to research. Pioneering technology ...

[Aldric Negrier] wanted to make 3D-scanning a person streamlined and simple. To that end, he created this voice-controlled 3D-scanning rig. [Aldric] used a variety of hacking skills to make this ...

Lost a tooth? Soon your dentist could print you another – and it’ll help keep your mouth clean, too. Getting fitted for a false tooth or other dental treatment tends to involve a mouthful of ...