3D printer
Coverage of 3D printer in the Nexus archive.
- Inside Brazil’s 3D-Printed Gun Supply Chain
On June 26, 2026, the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro raided a clandestine workshop in Rio das Pedras. Investigators discovered that the group was using a seized 3D printer to produce pistol frames and structural rifle parts from polymer, which were subsequently completed with metal components. The operation’s main target was described by police as an international arms and ammunition trafficker.
- Relatives arrested after an illegal firearms lab is discovered inside home in Warren
Two men, Corey Eubanks and Elijah Eubanks, were arrested after authorities discovered an illegal firearms operation in a Warren home. Police seized multiple weapons, 3D-printed components, and manufacturing equipment linked to converting semi-automatic weapons to fully automatic.
- They Said a 3D Printer Would Bring Housing to This Town. It Was Yet Another Broken Promise.
A $1.1 million 3D printer project in Galatia, Illinois, promised affordable housing but left only an unfinished duplex with cracked walls. The printer, central to a 2024 groundbreaking event, was abandoned after technical failures and lack of solutions, symbolizing broken promises to rural communities.
- You can finally control serial devices from Firefox
Mozilla Firefox now supports the Web Serial API in its Nightly build, enabling direct communication with serial devices like 3D printers. This API, which was first proposed 13 years ago, marks a significant update to browser capabilities for hardware interaction.