Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed a new type of magnetic ink that produces electronic devices with self-healing capabilities. The UCSD researchers believe that this self-healing quality will make printed electronics far more robust, and therefore more viable for a number of new applications."Our work holds considerable promise for widespread practical a...

Each of Facebook's 1.8 billion global users has been worth, on average, $14.17 to the social network in ad revenue for the last year, according to SocialFlow's research. Additionally, it found that users on average see about 10 ads on Facebook a day. It's worth noting that Facebook users in the United States are likely worth much more to the social network than those, for instance, in some Asia...

Oben has raised $7.7 million from Chinese investors so it can put 3D faces in virtual reality. Pasadena, Calif.-based Oben can take a 2D image and create a 3D virtual head, offering one more way to make virtual reality feel more real and immersive.CrestValue Capital, the investment arm of the DunAn Group in China, led the round. Other investors included Cybernaut Westlake Partners, the U.S. fun...

Some feminists might balk at the idea of women wearing makeup to the gym, but the reality of the modern wellness era is that many women go from gym to work (or work to gym) and want to feel put together all day long. The result is a growing demand for makeup that lasts throughout the day, regardless of whether the wearer is sweating at spinning or making deals at a desk.ARROWBirchbox is continu...

Vufine+ is a high definition wearable display that seamlessly integrates with your technology, truly unlocking its full potential.Google Glass didn't quite work out how people wanted, but that isn't stopping other companies from producing wearables for a user's face. Vufine, coming off an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign raising over $200k by 1,500 backers, has started a new campaign f...

What if plastic trash could be turned into something good for nature? The Back to Nature concept answers this question by turning plastic waste into something that helps nature thrive rather than destroy it.The set includes 3 products: a beehive, bird feeder and a flower pot, made of 100% recycled plastic and targeted specifically for the benefit of wildlife and plants. Considering that essenti...

In July Patently Apple posted two reports regarding Samsung's obsession with bendable smartphones and/or foldable smartphones. Samsung has so many patents on this future direction for smartphones that our other IP site Patently Mobile created a dedicated archive covering all of their concepts.Apple's first patent regarding foldable smartphone form factors was discovered by Patently Apple in a E...

Until then, global volume growth of containers shipped worldwide had been decent: from 2010 through 2014, 4.5% annually. It was overcapacity that presented the primary threat to shareholder returns. In 2015, for the first time, the industry faced weak demand, surprising all observers.For this report, our aim was to understand whether this trend will prove cyclical or become a new normal. We con...

'NormalTouch' and 'TextureTouch' are in early stages, but could make tactility in VR more believable. Virtual reality is one of the most immersive technologies available today. That is until the illusion shatters when you instinctively reach out to touch something and are met with a one-size-fits-all haptic response or no feedback at all. Microsoft Research (PDF) might have the solution to that...