There is nothing more frustrating than getting out of your car, only to hear your phone crash to the pavement–face first of course. As you pick it up with one eye closed, hoping to diminish the damage with limited vision, you see it: the dreaded spider screen.
To combat this terrible turn of events, Corning has designed a nearly indestructible material called Gorilla Glass. This is nothing new, but the second generation of said material was revealed at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this month. Gorilla Glass 2 has taken the stress out of the fracture for both the manufacturer and the consumer. This glass is built to withstand damage like no other glass before it. Chemically treated with an ion exchange process, this glass is fitted with a sort of armor, protecting your most precious devices with ease.
And because there is nothing else quite like it on the market, Corning has cleaned up in the device world. As manufacturers design thinner devices, the components must also follow suit. This glass supports consumers’ drive toward thinner form factors and heightens image quality as well as touch sensitivity.
The second generation of Gorilla Glass is 20% thinner than before and Corning engineers are continually improving the quality. “What’s unique about Gorilla Glass is that because of its inherent composition, it can allow those larger ions to penetrate the surface more deeply to increase the compression tolerance and tolerate deeper scratches,” explains Gorilla Glass engineer Dr. Donnell Walton to Smartplanet.
So next time you drop your phone or tablet, or happen to kick your TV (though unlikely, we will not dismiss the possibility with the Superbowl coming up), take peace in the fact that a Gorilla has your back.
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