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The Difference between Science and a Good Story

by Norbert Hildebrand

During the last few days several news outlets have reported on a new wonder glass developed by Japanese Scientists that is “nearly unbreakable”, “almost as strong as steel” and “will be ready for commercialization” …

Tags:Glass| Materials| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Asahi Glass Result 29/10/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Asahi Glass company reported net profit for Q3 2015 at JP¥ 8.8 billion ($72.8 million), up 47% YoY, but down 70% QoQ. Turnover was flat at JP¥ $331 billion, compared to JP¥ 335 billion …

3D Printing of Optical Components with Glass

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Additive Manufacturing (AM), better known as 3D printing, has taken off since a patent on the topic was issued in 1984 to Charles Hull who used a photo-crosslinkable polymer material. Most current 3D printing …

Corning Lotus™ NXT Glass Chosen for Samsung Display’s LTPS-OLED Line

by Isaac Oburu

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced Samsung Display’s selection of Corning Lotus™ NXT Glass for its line of low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS), organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels. Samsung Display, a global leader in display panel technology …

Tags:Corning| Glass| Samsung

Motorola Confident in ‘Shatterproof’ Display

by Tom Allen

The stand-out feature of Motorola’s new Droid phone – the brand name for phones produced with Verizon – is its ‘shatterproof’ display. The company is so confident that the display cannot be damaged, in …

Samsung Adopts Corning

by Tom Allen

Samsung Display has chosen to use Corning Lotus NXT Glass as a backplane substrate for its LTPS OLED panels. These panels are used in the Galaxy Note 5.

Central Glass Uses Diamond in Projection Glass

by Tom Allen

Central Glass, a Japanese firm, has developed a way to deliver sharp projected images on windows. The company creates glass that can serve as a projection screen, by baking diamond particles into the surface. …

Tags:Glass| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Projection| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Research Reports Highlight Glass, Interactives and LFDs

by Tom Allen

Below is a list of the paid market research reports published this week: Research and Markets has published a report on the global LCD glass market, covering the period between 2015 and 2019. Specifically, …

Smartwatch Glass Revenues Well Ahead of Area Demand

by Tom Allen

Area demand in the display cover glass market is still dominated by smartphones, says IHS. A key factor in this continued trend is the rise in smartphone screen sizes. However, revenue in the cover …

Glass Production Outsourced by LG

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News says that LG Electronics is to outsource part of its reinforced glass manufacturing process. Cutting and etching processes will be outsourced, to reduce costs.

Research Highlights OLED and Glass Markets

by Tom Allen

Several display-relevant market research reports were published this week, from different sources. All are paid reports. The first report, on Market Research Store (http://tinyurl.com/ocgwgce), deals with the global OLED display and lighting industry. It …

Display Glass at SID Display Week 2015 – Du Pont/Kateeva to Print OLEDs?

by Ken Werner

Without new materials and new manufacturing processes, display evolution is just – for the most part – evolutionary. On the show floor at Display Week, we saw three major categories of new and evolving …