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 ...

There are only a few players in the tough glass game, the most prominent two named after a massive primate and a pretty gemstone. One is tough, the other is scratch-resistant. Corning, developer of ...

The new Corning Gorilla Glass 4 could make manufacturers think twice about investing in sapphire. Corning Gorilla Glass is a widely used product in the displays of major phone manufacturers. Displays ...

Synthetic sapphire is a crystalline form of aluminum dioxide — other than diamond, there is no other material as durable as it. Synthetic sapphire could be used as a durable, scratch-free display ...

A sapphire glass screen was the most-requested possible feature for iPhone 6. Photo: GT Advanced Technologies October 8, 2014: Apple says it is “surprised” after GT Advanced Technologies, the supplier ...

There’s been talk this year that the next big thing in smartphones would be the adoption of sapphire displays. It all started in March, when MIT Technology Review published a report on the material, ...

GT Advanced Technologies, a sapphire supplier that works closely with Apple, today confirmed that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection. Its share price has been falling since it was ...