MythBusters Explain Gorilla Glass and Demonstrate Its Strength [Video]

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Posted November 23, 2014 at 3:24am by iClarified

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters explain Gorilla Glass and perform some tests to demonstrate its strength in 'The Glass Age', a video series created for Corning.

As you may know, Apple uses Gorilla Glass in its mobile devices. Notably, Corning has just announced Gorilla Glass 4 which could make its way into next generation iOS devices. Gorilla Glass 4 has been formulated to address consumers' number one issue - screen breakage from everyday drops. You can learn more about it here.

The Glass Age
Be amazed as Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman introduce us to a whole new way of thinking about glass. Learn the history of glass innovation and watch incredible demonstrations of bendable optical fiber and thin, ultra-flexible glass.This is the Glass Age, where materials science is constantly pushing.

Ever crack your cell phone screen? How about your car windshield? Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman explain why those days may soon be behind us. Watch as they conduct mind-bending demonstrations of strong, durable glass. This is the Glass Age, where materials science is constantly pushing boundaries and creating new possibilities for glass-enabled technology and design.

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Vipey - November 24, 2014 at 6:20pm

Since Gorilla glass is so impressive, why not laminate two or even three layers of Gorilla glass on windshields? Say if it is for two layers and by replacing the inner layer removes about 33% of weight, wouldn't two layer replacement be > 60% of weight savings? I'm sure this question is just the pink elephant in the room... So where is the Achilles heel in dual layer replacements?

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venicej - November 24, 2014 at 5:35pm

how much do they get for this weird wooden infomercial?

Not True - November 24, 2014 at 5:22pm

7:12 "flexible as paper"

Not True - November 24, 2014 at 5:23pm

Part 1

Ren - November 23, 2014 at 9:46pm

Thats why iphone 6 bends

gamerscul9870 - November 23, 2014 at 9:48pm

so the screen technically is stronger than metal therby putting pressure on it to bend? Makes sense. (Sarcasm)

City023 - November 23, 2014 at 5:54pm

So can anyone name which cell phone have the gorilla glass right now? I'll probably just add it to my iPhone 6.

Rajesh kumar - November 23, 2014 at 7:27pm

Motorola Moto X

gamerscul9870 - November 23, 2014 at 8:18pm

Iphone 5 and later, s4 and later, lumias.

SimonSays - November 23, 2014 at 3:55pm

They could have talked more about gorilla glass 4 and how they improved it over gg 3.

AppleMan12 - November 23, 2014 at 10:11am

About time to see something good on iClarified!

gamerscul9870 - November 23, 2014 at 2:01pm

By good, you mean tests that have a deep meaning?

Bugged Out - November 23, 2014 at 5:24am

Yeah sure. Not so many years ago we were going to have diamond coated windshields. Then more recently it was windshields with a hydrophobic coating. It's all Pop Mechanics bullshit dreaming.

gamerscul9870 - November 23, 2014 at 3:38am

How does sapphire glass compare?