“Corning officially announced their followup to Gorilla Glass today at CES 2012,” Arnold Kim reports for MacRumors.
“Apple has previously used the strengthened glass in their iOS devices,” Kim reports. “In 2010, David Pogue relayed a claim from a scientist that Apple was the #1 customer for Gorilla Glass and buys “practically all the Gorilla Glass that Corning can make.” At least parts of the story were confirmed in Steve Jobs’ biography. Corning reportedly shelved the idea for Gorilla Glass back in the 1960s but revived the project at the request of Steve Jobs in 2007.”
Kim reports, “The new version of Gorilla Glass can be up to 20% thinner than the original and still retain the same strength. Alternatively, manufacturers could continue to use the same thickness, and benefit from greater strength.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]