Build surfaces matter more than people think. Here are the 3D printer beds I prefer, the lessons I learned the hard way, and how to choose the right surface for your filament and projects.

In the physical world, color and texture are never merely "pasted" onto a surface. Wood grain follows the internal fiber; rust permeates metal from the structural core outward. This physical ...

For years, 3D pipelines have lived with an awkward compromise: geometry defines the shape, and textures are something you slap on afterward. It’s efficient, and it works — until it doesn’t. The cracks ...

Abstract: At present, deep learning has been widely adopted in medical image processing. However, the current deep neural networks depend on a large number of labeled training data, but medical images ...

Editor's note: Originally published in December 2021. Updated December 2025. It’s underfoot everywhere. Yet in Armstrong Flooring’s new headquarters, pattern 5352 hangs prominently on the wall. Other ...