Gorilla Glass, glass rugged, was invented as early as 1952 Bashny.Net

And today it is in every smartfone



This technology, used in many modern smart phones and gadgets, came into being, one might say, by accident: in 1952 an employee of «Corning Glass Works» chemist Don Stookey put a sample of the photosensitive glass in the oven to heat up to 600-m C, However, the failure of one of the sensors the temperature rose to 900 tonnes of C. Chemist quickly drew glass out of the furnace, but instead corrupted the sample found that the glass has become milky-white color, and when Stookey dropped a glass plate, it is not broke - it allowed scientist suggest that the high temperature gives the glass an extraordinary strength.



Experts of the company have decided to continue the experiments under the project called «Project Muscle», in order to develop heavy-duty glass, but the widespread use of a new material called «Chemcor» not found. In some cases, the unique properties of glass fell out of place, for example, the windshield of the car, made by a revolutionary technology, well withstand the shocks, but in case of accidents because of its exceptional strength could break through the driver's skull, so in 1971 the program was closed.

At the beginning of XXI-century demand for glass is resistant to mechanical damage, increased sharply - to manufacturers of smartphones and tablets needed a transparent, durable and lightweight material. It was then that the staff «Corning Glass Works» and recalled the project almost half a century ago - were born so already familiar to all «Gorilla Glass».

via factroom.ru