The Gorilla (Glass) in Your Smartphone
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The Gorilla (Glass) in Your Smartphone
Ever wondered why the glass in your smartphone manages to survive all the wear and tear you put it through (or not)? It's all thanks to Gorilla glass - and guess what, it's old tech invented back in the 1960s.
"It’s the screen of every touchscreen phone, like the iPhone and Android phone, plus the iPad and iPod Touch. It’s an amazing story. Corning invented this stuff in the ’60s, but didn’t know what to do with it. Then a few years ago, someone showed a piece of it to Steve Jobs. The guy dropped a piece of the glass into a bag full of keys and shook it hard; it came out without a scratch on it! Jobs immediately seized on the idea of using it for his iPhone. Today, Apple buys practically all the Gorilla Glass that Corning can make. Apple is the world’s No. 1 consumer of it."
Read more about it and how it's made over at the New York Times.
