Aluminosilicate Glass
Aluminosilicate glass in the form of Gorilla® Glass is a culture changing material because our interactions with the world are increasingly taking place from behind a piece of glass, in the form of mobile phones, tablets, computers and TVs. Aluminosilicate is harder and more scratch resistant than polycarbonate, and increasingly it is being used to create display panels on technologies with touch capability. Our interactions with touchscreen devices are facilitated by materials that are able to withstand day-to-day scratches and yet are also thin and strong enough to fit into slim devices. And if the future is to be driven by data, then glass will start to replace even more materials.
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