<p>Light-based micro- and nano-scale 3D printing has the potential to transform a wide variety of fields ranging from photonics to biomedicine. However, the current state-of-the-art for high-resolution 3D printing faces challenges in scaling the technology to larger print volumes. Accelerating nanoscale 3D printing relies on an interdisciplinary approach, including the development of material systems capable of highly localized polymerization with relatively low input power requirements, optical design that allows for parallelized polymerization, and simulations and algorithmic corrections to improve accuracy. In this prospective, we highlight innovations in materials science, optical design, and computational approaches for scalable, high-resolution 3D printing, and provide an outlook on current challenges and opportunities in the field.</p> Graphical abstract <p></p>