3D printing is on fire as a trend in small business.  It seems everybody is talking about 3D printers and suddenly more places are opening up online where you can purchase these extraordinary devices.

using small electrical impulses detectable in the brain, the first ever 3D printed object is created by directing virtual mutations with one's mind.

Anjan Contractor's 3D food printer might evoke visions of the "replicator" popularized in Star Trek, from which Captain Picard was constantly interrupting himself to order tea.

One of the smallest batteries ever, this tiny lithium-ion can store enough juice to power tiny robots or medical implants. [Read more]    

The dream of having an affordable, easy-to-use home 3D printer may come true in the form of the Buccaneer Kickstarter project. [Read more]    

These days, the mention of 3D-printed weapons conjures up visions of people printing AK-47s in their garages (ok, that might just be me).

Invisibility cloaks made of plastic can now be created at home using 3D printers, researchers show.