Mundane objects can have metadata embedded into them, or provide markers for augmented reality functionality, like tracking the object in 3D. How are the codes actually embedded?

D printing is a simple way to create custom tools, replacement pieces and other helpful objects, but it is also being used to ...

Researchers have developed a way to include an unobtrusive edible tag embedded inside food—in their original experiments, cookies—that can be read without having to first destroy the food or impact ...

Barcode stickers may provide valuable information on products, but they're rather unsightly, and they peel off over time. An experimental new alternative, however, is 3D-printed right into the ...

Would you like a QR code embedded in that cookie? Researchers from Osaka University develop 'interiqr', a novel three-dimensional (3D) printing method of embedding edible QR codes--a type of ...

You look below the model for the button “ Include ” to get your choice of embedding and the code snippet you copy/paste to your web site/blog (more instructions in link above).

[Christopher Helmke] is doing fantastic work in DIY systems for handling small hardware like fasteners, and that includes robotic placement of hardware into 3D prints. Usually this means dropping n… ...