Gorilla Glass

[SameOldStory]

It's going to be hard to use like that.

[kjk]

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

It's going to be hard to use like that.

its like curling a paperback book in your hand

[ebioman]

Unfortunately the Sony Touch doesnt have such a strong glass.
Mine just broke yesterday and I have no clue how.
I did not hit it nor put something heavy on it......


--> We all need Gorilla Glass, huh huh !!

[SameOldStory]

Sadly progress can be very slow. People slowly perceive a need. Solutions are attempted. Solutions are found. Refined. Become common place.

Canning is a perfect example. Problem - food rots.

Many solutions were tried. Not all good. As best as I can recall there was a sailing ship trying to find a way over North America. It had a large supply of lead sealed metal cans. The lead is suspected of causing lead poisoning and dementia in the crew. They all died in the frozen north.

10 years from now we'll be reading from multifunctional readers with unbreakable screens. We'll probably have paid $100 for them, but that $100 will be equivalent to $30 today. If we're lucky, that is.

[kjk]

http://www.ifixyouri.com/blog/?p=59

So, you can bend it, just don't drop it

[thinkpad]

Samsungs 7 inch tablet will come with Gorilla glass. Looks better and better:
http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/news/201...lla-glass-335/

[brecklundin]

Originally Posted by emellaich

I suspect it's Transparent Aluminum ... anyone had any missing whales lately?

hahahaha...well, Scotty would know but the dude croaked before we could confirm it!!

Sorry I missed your reply...a true classic!!

[Gwen Morse]

Originally Posted by brecklundin

isn't that basically the same stuff they have been using on the IpHOnE since day one?

No, but the iPhone 4 has gorilla glass.

I have gorilla glass on my Motorola Milestone (GSM version of the original Droid). Lovely stuff. No scratches/pits and no screen protector .

[brecklundin]

Thanks Gwen...I love the science of glass making. it's quite fascinating so Gorilla Glass is an amazing revolution of the evolution of glassware. It's sort of like vehicle tires. It has been possible to make tires which essentially never wear out and still provide traction, but waaay back when, I believe it was Goodyear, decided they would make them softer so people would need to buy new ones more often. It was sort of a sea change in manufacturing and craftsmanship...companies began wandering into the whole area of planned obsolescence but w/o the look of it being intentional.

BTW...my favorite piece of glass is from about 1820-1840ish during a period when mass production of glass was just becoming a possibility. It has amazing clarity and quality only it is very brittle though strong.

oops...I wandered OT...I do that...sorry. But if you want to see it here is a link:



And now we almost have that mythical "transparent aluminum" of Scotty's that emellaich mentions!!

[Joe Minton]

I'd advise that you do some research on tires: how they work, how and why they wear. You've fallen for an old myth, a little like the 250 mpg carburetor.

[toddos]

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Sadly progress can be very slow. People slowly perceive a need. Solutions are attempted. Solutions are found. Refined. Become common place.

Oddly enough, it's taken nearly 50 years for Gorilla Glass to find a commercial use. Corning developed it way back in 1962, but it wasn't until 2008 that somebody realized that easily-scratched or broken glass capacitive touch screens would be a perfect match for Gorilla Glass' toughness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla...#Gorilla_Glass

Sometimes you have a problem that needs a solution. Other times, you have a solution that just needs a problem. Gorilla Glass was the latter.

[brecklundin]

Originally Posted by Joe Minton

I'd advise that you do some research on tires: how they work, how and why they wear. You've fallen for an old myth, a little like the 250 mpg carburetor.

Was it really a myth? I honestly never have researched it much...I sort of figured if the tires were too durable then traction would be impossible or at least unsafe in pretty much any condition unless the road surface was softer and less durable.

So thanks...if I have time it will be fun to do some reading on these sort of things...

BTW, I never believed in the water powered car...well until we have good old Mr. Fusion's made by Cuisinart... hehehehe....

[brecklundin]

Originally Posted by toddos

Oddly enough, it's taken nearly 50 years for Gorilla Glass to find a commercial use. Corning developed it way back in 1962, but it wasn't until 2008 that somebody realized that easily-scratched or broken glass capacitive touch screens would be a perfect match for Gorilla Glass' toughness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla...#Gorilla_Glass

Sometimes you have a problem that needs a solution. Other times, you have a solution that just needs a problem. Gorilla Glass was the latter.

Funny about Corning because they are known to have played very fast and loose with claiming credit for inventing all sort of glassware...including glass bakeware. Evidence is not all in the patent applications...for me the interesting part is the claim the Gorilla Glass formula is nearly 50-years old. Interesting but I never take info from Corning at anything other than face value...their museum is sure fun though. Who knew glass was such a science and few of use appreciate the significant glass making has played throughout human history. Nice link!!

[Joe Minton]

OT: Tires are fascinating: did you know that they contain from 20 to 30% oil; that half their weight is carbon soot; that those very sticky racing tires have more oil and smaller particles of soot than hard, long-lasting truck tires? And, you should see them before they are molded and cooked (350F for 10 minutes); they look like soup cans with the ends removed. --- Fun!

Now, back to gorilla glass ;o)

Joe

[Gwen Morse]

Originally Posted by brecklundin

Thanks Gwen...I love the science of glass making.

The glass you showed was beautiful.

I'm intrigued by lampwork beads. Not at all on topic, given the original topic, but since we've wandered...

Examples of early Viking glass beads:
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/vikbeads.shtml

I particularly love the eye beads and the blue "combed" glass beads.