Posted on 08/02/2010 2:48:22 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
CORNING, N.Y. (AP) -- An ultra-strong glass that has been looking for a purpose since its invention in 1962 is poised to become a multibillion-dollar bonanza for Corning Inc.
The 159-year-old glass pioneer is ramping up production of what it calls Gorilla glass, expecting it to be the hot new face of touch-screen tablets and high-end TVs.
Gorilla showed early promise in the '60s, but failed to find a commercial use, so it's been biding its time in a hilltop research lab for almost a half-century. It picked up its first customer in 2008 and has quickly become a $170 million a year business as a protective layer over the screens of 40 million-plus cell phones and other mobile devices.
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This will be a real money maker for the Chinese.
I have a plain blue glass set of Corni geared used everyday...13yrs old. It is missing one piece cause I center dropped it on the tile. Love it. The stoneware I use to supplement the Corningware is heavy and chipped. Hate it. Corningware is good stuff
LOL. Now we can save the whales!
Buddy of mine paid around 9k for a very big plasma TV. He did same thing. Smashed that sucker good with the wii....
Said his six year old daughter laughed so hard he had to start laughing too !
They better be careful with the “Gorilla” moniker.There is Gorilla Glue out there and Gorilla Tape, it’s a pretty good bet that the Gorilla folks will go after them for trademark infringement.
And Gorilla Racks and Gorilla Floppies. I'm sure there are so many things called Gorilla this or Gorilla that that they won't have any trouble.
Yup.
Not bad for hi-fi, either.
Yeah, but does it explode like Pyrex does if you drop it on a granite countertop? No more Pyrex for me.
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