The Glass Age | Glass Technology and Innovation

Throughout history, materials have transformed society and culture. There was the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. This is the Glass Age.

Explore the Glass Age

The Science of Glass

The Science of Glass

Discover how the technical properties of glass are changing the world.

Design & Application

Design & Application

See how today’s thin, durable, flexible glass is making designs more practical than ever.

Inspiration

Inspiration

Discover how glass is inspiring engineers and artists to bridge the gap between a functional material and visionary medium.

Where information moves at the speed of light…

Science of Glass

How It Works: 5G

5G networks are all the buzz.
What you may not know is that
Corning’s optical fiber will play
a role in their delivery.

Science of Glass

The Evolution of Resolution

TV images have been getting brighter and sharper for years.

Inspiration

Life in the Glass Age

Watch Corning's latest video and discover how
advanced glass innovations improve
your life in ways you may not always
see but experience every day.

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Science of Glass

Humankind's Most
Important Material

Explore the impact of glass in
a recent feature from The Atlantic

Science of Glass

Enabling the
LCD Industry

When it comes to enhancing
entertainment experiences,
Corning is leading the way

Design & Application

Guest Author Series -
Howard Yao

How do developers and designers look at materials differently? Learn more from developer Howard Yao.

Inspiration

Inspired by Glass

Transparent Display Technology

See how our specialty glass enhances the shopping experience.

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Stepping into the Glass Age

See how we're bringing our vision for advanced glass technologies to life.

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ONE Wireless at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field

Explore how our optical fiber-based network enables the best game-day experience.

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Glass Laminates Are A Cut Above

Explore how thin, lightweight glass fits perfectly into contemporary homes.

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Realizing the Vision

See why the Glass Age is here and now by discovering the latest technologies and innovations inspired by glass.

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The Glass Age at CES? 2017

How is Corning pushing boundaries and redefining possibilities with advanced glass technologies? Step into the Glass Age at CES? 2017 to find out.

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Corning's Connected Car Prototype

Revisit Corning's Connected Car prototype at CES? 2017 and experience driving redefined with precision glass

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Do you ever wish you had a complete workout package – on-demand content, real-time biometric updates, nutrition plan, and personal trainer – all in one? With Corning’s Fitness Mirror prototype,your fitness experience can now be more interactive and immersive.

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740 Broadway

Corning? Gorilla? Glass for Interior Architecture at 740 Broadway

Learn how Corning? Gorilla? Glass is changing the rules of interior architecture.

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Where devices are as sophisticated as they are beautiful...

The Glass Age Videos

Welcome to the Glass Age

Welcome to the Glass Age, Presented by Corning.

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Journey into a world made of glass. Where information moves at the speed of light. Stability coexists with versatility. Everyday surfaces provide extraordinary benefits. Industries discover powerful solutions to impossible problems. 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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The Glass Age, Part 1

The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass

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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.

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The Glass Age, Part 2

The Glass Age, Part 2: Strong, Durable Glass

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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.

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Where everyday surfaces provide extraordinary benefits…

Science of Glass

How It Works

How It Works: Anti-Reflective

Corning's anti-reflective solution greatly reduces the intensity and magnitude of light reflecting off a device, making devices easier to read in the bright sun.

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How It Works: Fibrance

How It Works: Corning? Fibrance? Light-Diffusing Fiber

A running jacket illuminated by glowing lines. A car's dashboard and seats outlined by bright strands. A music system with speakers that pulsate light in time with the beat. Those are the cool applications that Corning? Fibrance? Light-Diffusing Fiber makes possible.

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How It Works: Fusion

How It Works: Corning's Fusion Process

Corning was the first manufacturer in the world to form specialty glass suspended in mid-air. It's the hallmark feature of the proprietary "fusion" process, a big key to Corning's innovation success over the past two decades.

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How It Works: Strengthening Glass

Corning? Gorilla? Glass redefined the toughness and durability of consumer electronics. What's more, Corning keeps making Gorilla Glass more damage resistance through its ion-exchange process. But, how does that work?

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How It Works: Optical Fiber

Corning's iconic innovation continues to harness light and shape the way we communicate today.

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How It Works: Vapor Deposition

Corning produces some of the world's purest glass through a process that, for a while, doesn't seem to involve glass at all.

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How It Works: Precision Forming

Corning's leadership in precision forming is the key to making some of the hottest innovations work.

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How It Works: 3D Sensing

The mobile phone of the future starts and ends with glass. Check out how 3D sensing, enabled by Corning Precision Glass Solutions, works.

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How It Works: 5G

5G networks are all the buzz. What you may not know is that Corning’s optical fiber will play a role in their delivery.

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Where one material can change the world…

Glass Age Scholar Program Webpage Now Available!

The Glass Age Scholarship is awarded to one student annually at the collegiate level, providing an opportunity to work closely with Corning scientists on a research project to help guide academic glass science research.

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2021 Glass Age Scholar - Phillip Ridley

After his first year of studies at UC San Diego, Phillip began to focus on glass and glass-ceramic solid-state electrolyte materials. With encouragement from his research advisor, he decided to apply for the chance to work with some of the world’s best glass scientists at Corning Incorporated.

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We welcome any questions about the Glass Age Scholarship.

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The Glass Age | Glass Technology and Innovation | Corning

Welcome to the Glass Age

Welcome to the Glass Age

Where is Corning?

Where is Corning?

How It Works: 5G

How It Works: 5G

Guest Author Series - Howard Yao

Guest Author Series - Howard Yao

Explore the Glass Age

Science of Glass

How It Works: 5G

How It Works: 5G

Science of Glass

The Evolution of Resolution

The Evolution of Resolution

Inspiration

Life in the Glass Age

Life in the Glass Age

Science of Glass

Humankind's Most Important Material

Humankind's Most Important Material

Science of Glass

Enabling the LCD Industry

Enabling the LCD Industry

Design & Application

Guest Author Series - Howard Yao

Guest Author Series - Howard Yao

Inspired by Glass

The Glass Age Videos

Welcome to the Glass Age, Presented by Corning.

Welcome to the Glass Age, Presented by Corning.

The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass

The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass

The Glass Age, Part 2: Strong, Durable Glass

The Glass Age, Part 2: Strong, Durable Glass

How It Works

Glass Age Scholar Program Webpage Now Available!

Glass Age Scholar Program Webpage Now Available!

2021 Glass Age Scholar - Phillip Ridley

2021 Glass Age Scholar - Phillip Ridley

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Glass Heroes

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Welcome to the
Glass Age

Welcome to the
Glass Age

Guest Author Series -
Howard Yao

Guest Author Series -
Howard Yao

Humankind's Most
Important Material

Humankind's Most
Important Material

Enabling the
LCD Industry

Enabling the
LCD Industry

Guest Author Series -
Howard Yao

Guest Author Series -
Howard Yao