Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly sides of science and technology for CNET and other pixel and paper pubs. He's kept his fingers on the keyboard while owning a B&B in Amish ...

The “selfie” has enjoyed phenomenal popularity as way to record a moment in time, but this coming decade is bringing some big – or rather tiny – competition: 3D-printed clones. Dusseldorf-based ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated how to use commercial 3-D printers to create a structure with active chemistry. Many materials -- sugars, thermoplastics, glass, metals, ceramics and ...