As Samsung and Sharp's research on flexible screens has become more mature, Corning has also launched its own bendable glass Willow Glass in due course, which also indicates an inevitable trend of display technology in the future. The thickness of Willow Glass is only 0.1mm, which is very flexible. There is a layer of laminated plastic outside, so people can easily bend the glass. But at present, this glass is only in the preliminary stage, so it cannot be bent without plastic. Now, the only object that can make me think of using this technology is smart phones. I believe that in the near future, we will soon use smart phones with flexible screens.
Glass can also complete circular and annular structures at will. It is like a piece of plastic with good plasticity. However, this glass also has one drawback, that is, it will break if it is excessively bent. Although Corning said that it would focus on enhancing the strength and reliability of Willow Glass in the future, people should not expect it to be like Gorilla glass So solid.
Corning said that the Willow Glass will not start mass production until the second half of 2013, and it is expected that the product will not be available until 2014.
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