Gorilla Glass

Gorilla Glass 3 explained (and it is a modeling first for Corning!)

By / January 7, 2013

Credit: Corning; YouTube. [updated with link to Corning’s new GG3 product information sheet] Among techies (amateur and professional), Gorilla Glass has developed a cult following. Even my barber, who was…

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Corning to unveil Gorilla Glass 3, consumer optical connectors at CES

By / January 4, 2013

Credit: Corning. The annual International CES show is a geek-fest for electronics, and the trail to new electronics often leads back to materials innovations, and next week’s CES show should…

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Good holiday reading: Wired’s ‘Glass Works: How Corning created the ultrathin, ultrastrong material of the future’

By / November 21, 2012

Gorilla Glass bend test. Credit: Corning Inc. I meant to write a post about this several weeks ago when Wired first published this (free) online story by Bryan Gardiner, but it…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / July 5, 2012

Some of the 8,680 Kyocera solar modules installed in the phase-one of the new Softbank Kyoto Solar Park. The park was dedicated this week to mark the start of Japan’s…

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Corning demonstrates glass-strength testing methods with Gorilla Glass

By / April 19, 2012

Credit: Corning Inc. Corning has a new video up showing some of its testing methods. The video is clearly aimed at a broad audience and promoting Gorilla Glass, so don’t…

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Video of the week – Corning’s ‘A Day Made of Glass 2: Unpacked. The Story Behind Corning’s Vision’

By / February 3, 2012

A year ago, Corning published a promotional video, “A Day Made of Glass… Made possible by Corning” that provide an intriguing peek into some of the technologies the company is…

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Corning debuts Gorilla Glass 2, posts videos on thin glass tech at CES [updated]

By / January 16, 2012

I’ve been following the news coverage of the annual Consumer Electronic Show held last week in Las Vegas, and it appears that a lot of writers were underwhelmed by what…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / October 20, 2011

Screenshot from video of Gorilla Glass 2M ‘ball drop’ test: 1.18 lb ball, dropped from 1.8 meters at 13.6 mph. Credit: Corning Inc. Here’s what we are hearing (some info from…

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Video of the week: Corning’s ‘A Day Made of Glass’

By / March 15, 2011

(h/t to KB) Corning recently published a video, “A Day Made of Glass,” which the company says is its vision for the future with specialty glass. It’s an interesting video…

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InnovationTrail lets Morning Edition listeners wake up to Gorilla Glass

By / March 14, 2011

Credit: Corning Inc. My local NPR station’s broadcast of its Morning Edition show today carried a story (audio and print) about Corning’s Gorilla Glass. I’ve covered Gorilla Glass quite a…

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