Cool new prank idea: print a bunch of pictures of arses to a random printer. Seriously, you can do it—Google has indexed somewhere around 86,800 publicly available HP printers. Read More >>

Back in 2008 Mcor Technologies unveiled its brilliant Matrix 3D printer that created models from a stack of regular old copier paper. It was a cheap way to dabble in 3D printing, and now the company has unveiled a new model, the Iris, that adds a bit of color to your creations. Read More >>

In this year that we call 2012, is there still anything more futuristic than a laser? We've had a bit of a think about it and we reckon that no, no there isn't. Mmmmm... lasers... Read More >>

When the Little Printer was first announced, it was charming. A design-y, electronic knick knack that would print news for you on paper the size of a receipt. But now it's gone into pre-order mode with a £200 pricetag, which, um, LOLWUT?! Read More >>

A computer virus that sends garbled code to your printer queue is affecting homes and offices worldwide. The virus wastes loads of ink and paper printing out crap in a year when Kodak went bust and HP's printer business is 'facing challenges'. Hmm, suspicious... Read More >>

The same elements that keep humans alive—water and air—could one day also be used to entertain us while we laze about on the couch. Because researchers at Aalto University in Finland have created a unique display technology that uses just air and H20, instead of LCDs or LEDs. Read More >>

Here's a clever idea from an enterprising fraudster. Kathleen Stepien bought items from one branch of Marks and Spencer, took them home, printed out a fake till receipt for a higher value, then got a refund at another branch. Read More >>

Printers – love them or hate them, you probably almost certainly hate them. Ungainly iron monsters that break regularly and drink ink that costs more than liquid gold, they’re the bane of the modern world. Read More >>

It unfortunately can't be used to print off 100 paper pterodactyls, but production design student Christophe Guberan has modded an inkjet printer so that the prints fold themselves into unique geometric shapes and patterns as they dry. Read More >>

The creators of what will be one of the first commercially available 3D chocolate printers had hoped their device would hit the market well before Easter, letting consumers print their own cheap bunnies and eggs at home. Read More >>

Sure, high speed printers can spew out the WSJ's full daily circulation in five hours but where's the soul in that? Where's the craftsmanship? To see the magic of traditional book-making in action, check out Birth of a Book. Read More >>

Some say that printers were sent from hell to make us miserable. We cowtow to a machine's anodyne griping about paper jams and ink levels, and still, after reloading the sheets and replacing the blue cartridge, the obstinate piece of machinery refuses to carry out its orders. Read More >>

Scientists at Clemson University in the US have rigged an HP Deskjet 500 printer to make microscope slides full of living cells. It spits out a a special cell-packed ink from the printer's standard cartridge. The process creates cells with temporary permeability in the cell walls, and the holes in the cells are large enough to allow fluorescent molecules to be injected. That glowing stuffing illuminates the membranes, so researchers can get a look at what's happening inside the cells. When studying a heart, for example, the technique can be used to examine how the cardiac muscles respond to mechanical force and fluid shear. Read More >>

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to recycle printed documents by simply vapourising the toner off the page using laser pulses. The process can erase an entire page leaving the paper ready to be printed on again. Read More >>

Instead of being limited to only creating images on paper pulled through a sheet feeder, plotters can work on much larger canvases. And instead of costing thousands of pounds, the tiny Piccolo CNC-Bot can be yours for just £45-odd. Read More >>