So you’re looking to buy your first 3D printer, and your index finger is quivering over that 300 US Dollar printer on Amazon.com. Stop! You’re about to have a bad time. 3D printing has come a long way ...

The tire retreading industry applies fresh tread to 4.5 million tires a year, and Mordor Intelligence forecasts the global retreading market to grow from $5.45 billion this year to $6.41 billion in ...

For cyclists, there are few things worse than getting a puncture halfway through a ride. OK, getting hit by a truck would obviously be a lot more problematic, but as far as injury-free scenarios go, a ...

When you think of “car rim” you probably think stamped steel or machined alloy with a sturdy drum to withstand the arduous life of the road, not something 3D printed out of ABS. That would be crazy, ...

Leave the bike pump at home, you won't be needing it. Berlin-based startup BigRep has signaled a possible end to punctures by 3D printing airless bicycle tires and taking to the streets of the German ...

Aside from trotting out a new tread pattern every year or so, you might think there's not a lot manufacturers could do to improve the humble car tire. But advances in materials, sensors and ...

Will cyclists pedal bikes with airless tires in the future? BigRep just unveiled a new set of 3D-printed bike tires and took them out for a whirl in Berlin, Germany. The airless tires are made from ...

At Michelin's International Movin' On transportation summit, the French tire maker introduced a new concept tire that is airless, biodegradable and made with a 3D printer. Made from waste materials ...

German 3D fused filament fabrication (FFF) printer and materials supplier BigRep has developed what it describes as the world’s first 3D-printed, full-scale airless bicycle tire. The tire leverages ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has patented a process for manufacturing a tread molding element for tires. This involves modeling a 3D shape, using thermoplastic polymers with a melting point of at least ...

Instead of throwing away your broken boots or cracked toys, why not let them fix themselves? Researchers have developed 3D-printed rubber materials that can do just that. Instead of throwing away your ...

Monday marks the official start of winter here in the US. Not that the weather needs the calendar’s permission; many parts of the country started seeing snow weeks ago. And, of course, you don’t need ...