Thingiverse’s massive 2.5 million file archive gets new life as MyMiniFactory promises human-made designs will stay protected ...

MyMiniFactory has announced the surprise acquisition of the world’s oldest and largest 3D printing file sharing site, Thingiverse.

3D printer company MakerBot has revealed a tie-up with crowdsourced printing network 3D Hubs that aims to bring 3D printing to designers without their own dedicated machine — which basically means ...

The acquisition creates the largest creator-first 3D printing platform in the world, combining Thingiverse’s 6 million-plus design library with MyMiniFactory’s proven commercial models. Thingiverse ...

A picture shows figures that were created by means of 3D printing in Berlin, January 7, 2013. The figures are 3D printed representations of the original models that were recorded with 3D scanning ...

When owners of a Makerbot 3-D printer need a shirt button or a cold-air intake for their Porsche 928, they don't pull out a sewing kit or call a German chop shop. Instead, they flip on their printer ...

Finally, Stratasys parted with Thingiverse by merging MakerBot and Ultimaker into “UltiMaker”. Stratasys still owns a huge chunk of UltiMaker, but apparently isn’t involved much. The new operators of ...

NASA JPL and Makerbot have announced the winners of their Thingiverse Mars Base challenge to design and 3D print a human habitat for the Red Planet. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...