Corning's Gorilla Glass, which has been toughening up mobile displays for the last few years, may soon find its ways into cars. As it's so tough it allows car manufacturers to use thinner layers, reducing overall weight and perhaps adding a few percentage points to fuel consumption averages. Read More >>
The frustration with devices like a hypothetical iWatch — or a completely imaginary roll-up tablet (maybe a Vaio or something?) — is that they're made up of parts, and sometimes those parts don't exist quite yet. Or, in the case of Corning's brilliantly flexible Willow glass, they exist, but no one knows quite how to use them yet. Read More >>
Featured comment by adeyb:
"iWatch you say?
Expect the first tents to be pitched outside the fruit stores in the next few days...
And iWatch clones to already be on the mar..." More »
Corning has made it known that next week, the company will tell us all about its latest ultra tough gadget glass. Details about Gorilla Glass 3 are scant right now, but here's what we do know: It'll be tough stuff. Read More >>
Corning, the venerable creator of Gorilla Glass, is making a big deal showing off its latest creation. Meet Corning Willow Glass—the ultra-thin, flexible glass that bends and rolls like plastic. Read More >>
Featured comment by L1ma:
"I am certain the first products will include virtual cockpit displays. i.e. F1 simulators in actual 3d at an affordable price, replacing the glass can..." More »
OK, that might be a bit of an overstatement – I still want my car to be made out of metal, just in case someone decides to drive into the side of me. But Corning’s second vision of a future world made of glass certainly looks awesome. Read More >>
Gorilla Glass, especially version 2.0, has earned its reputation for durability and strength. But reputation only goes so far and Samsung wants something more. That's why Cornign and Samsung are joining forces to develop a newer, better, more scratch-resistant AMOLED screens. Read More >>
Looks like Google's latest flagship Android phone is slightly less awesome than we thought it was -- no Corning Gorilla glass, just 'fortified glass'. Of course Samsung didn't actually speak about the glass originally, we just hoped-and-wished it was furnished in Gorilla. [Twitter via Phandroid via Android and Me via Engadget] Read More >>
Featured comment by MoTech:
"Wasn't that impressed by this to begin with. I was expecting big things of this.
The Lumia 800 seems more slicker than this." More »