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Your next smartphone might use sapphire glass instead of Gorilla Glass
2013-03-20 13:27:38| Extremetech
Sapphire, the hardest natural substance after diamond, might soon be used to make smartphone screens. Sheets of sapphire glass are already used by the military to create transparent armor, but if a bunch of sapphire-synthesizing startups have their way, sapphire glass will soon be cheap enough for use in a wide range of consumer products, such as smartphones, tablets, and other ruggedized devices.
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Category:Information Technology