Self-healing materials have been invented before, but they have been clunky: They usually “bleed” epoxy, which then hardens; that requires a circulatory system for the goo, or microcapsules embedded ...

Your rugged sport watch might be able to survive all kinds of environments and decades of wear, but it’ll often end up with battle scars to show it. You can baby your modern watch and shelter it from ...

If a new patent application from Apple is any indication, the company is getting obsessive about making sure that future products are highly scratch-resistant. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

Glassmaker Corning on Friday unveiled "Project Phire," a glass composite that the company says is just as strong and drop-resistant as its latest Gorilla Glass but nearly as scratch-resistant as ...

There's been a lot of buzz around sapphire, an extremely hard material that smartphone makers are using to produce scratch-proof screen displays. Huawei, the world's third largest smartphone maker, ...

Digging through today’s pile of “it” bags and classic purse shapes, it has become increasingly difficult to find a purse that feels authentically different. Or at the very least, a shoulder bag that ...

A stretchy miracle material has been discovered that could be used to create highly resistant smart devices and scratch-proof paint for cars, report investigators. Led by Dr Elton Santos from the ...

Mobile devices seem to have made their way into the hearts and minds — not to mention pockets and handbags — of hundreds of millions of people, and they have revolutionized how we work, rest, and play ...