Facebook's usage growth may have plateaued over the past 3 years, but Americans still appear to be huge fans of the world's largest social media site.According to stats from the Pew Research Center, charted for us by Statista, Facebook is the runaway leader in user engagement among all social media sites in the US. The percentage of US Facebook users who said they logged in every day reached 70...

A Magic Leap patent could put a patch of data display at the forefront of our focus.Wearable and optical trendsetter Magic Leap recently published a stack of 100 patents they’ve recently applied for. In the stack was a contact lens built for augmented reality.Augmented reality describes technologies that add information to a human being’s normal senses. A CD or MP3 audio tour at a museum is a...

The Polar Loop 2 detects daily activity and measures steps, distance, calories and sleep with accurate, individualized algorithms.Polar has introduced the follow-up to its popular Polar Loop activity tracker, which monitors the wearer’s daily activity, workouts and sleep. The Polar Loop 2 is designed to be worn 24/7 and gently vibrates to remind the user to move if they’ve been sitting for a...

Intel today announced plans to invest $50 million over the next ten years as part of a quantum computing push to help solve problems such as “large-scale financial analysis and more effective drug development.”But despite the ambitions and huge cost of the project, company vice president Mike Mayberry admits that “a fully functioning quantum computer is at least a dozen years away.”The mone...

Coke posted its first ad on Whisper Wednesday night. Anonymous sites and apps have had their share of publicity problems in recent months, but should brands give up on them altogether?Coca-Cola doesn't seem to think so, based on the fact it just ran its first ad on the popular app Whisper.Coke's ad, which asked users to suggest ways to end cyber bullying, garnered 1,500 likes and 950 shares in...

The Eatwell tableware set has over twenty features designed to improve mealtimes and food intake for those with cognitive impairments.Those with cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer’s, often find eating a difficult and frustrating experience — with regular accidents and spillages. As a result they can end up eating significantly less than they should. Hoping to improve mealtimes for patie...

For industrial manufacturers, resources remain a huge financial and managerial cost. A change in perspective can lead to real breakthroughs in reducing resource consumption.The struggle to make the most of the world’s resources has many fronts—something worth remembering even as headlines trumpet the supposed end of the “commodity supercycle.” In fact, the vast majority of the world’s manu...

Becoming a parent can be a daunting endeavor, full of many “firsts.” But before first words and steps, come first foods. So who do new parents turn to most for advice about the best baby food/formula to buy for the first time? The short answer is: family and friends. Forty-four percent of global respondents say they learned about baby food from loved ones, and nearly four-in-10 global respond...

Imagine installing an air conditioner that won’t send your summertime power bills skyrocketing. That’s the promise of new quantum dot infused windows. These tiny specks of semiconductor will enable windows to capture solar energy and generate clean power while remaining perfectly transparent.Power-generating windows: by adding nanosized quantum dots to windows, they become daytime power sourc...