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Corning better known for making glassware and ceramics than computer screens has branched out and launched a new product they call ‘Corning Gorilla glass‘.   They describe it as an environmentally friendly alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass” for portable displays. The glass is designed to be lightweight, and “damage resistant.”   Corning says Gorilla glass can be used in cellphones, laptops, and tablets.

One of the first products to use the new glass for its display is the LG X300.  Aside from the extra strong display, the 11.6″ 1366×768 pixel X300 comes with a 2GHz Intel Atom Menlow processor. It has a 128GB SSD and a fanless case design, which means it should be practically silent. It weighs just 2.1 pounds.

via GottaBeMobile

Check out Corning’s full press release after the break.

Corning Supplies LG Electronics with Gorilla® Glass

for New Ultra-Slim Premium Mobile PC

CORNING, N.Y. — March 15, 2010 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that Corning’s Gorilla® glass has been designed into the LG X300, a newly released premium mobile PC.  This lightweight device packs portable computing technology into an ultra-slim form.  It measures just 17.5 millimeters (mm) thick and weighs roughly 2 pounds, giving users convenient portability. Corning’s Gorilla glass enables the unique edge-to-edge cover design and allows the device to remain thin and lightweight.

Harrison Park, general manager, PC Division, LG Electronics said “Slim, lightweight mobile PCs will be the main trend this year. By using Corning’s Gorilla glass, we were able to design a thinner device with a durable and strong display.”

“Laptop makers are challenged with designing thinner and lighter devices and Corning’s Gorilla glass is helping them succeed,” said Jim Steiner, senior vice president, Corning Specialty Materials. “The unique properties of Gorilla glass allow for reduced thickness and weight without compromising durability.”

Gorilla glass is an environmentally friendly protective window used in high-end display devices including cellular phones, laptop and tablet computers, and mobile devices. With a variety of available thicknesses, ranging from 0.5mm up to 2.0mm, Gorilla glass offers a lightweight and durable design that compliments the needs of premium devices such as the LG X300. This aluminosilicate glass is produced with Corning’s proprietary fusion-draw process, which enables the production of uniform thin sheets with a pristine surface and is also adaptable to scalable sheet sizes for optimal throughput. During finishing, Gorilla glass undergoes achemical strengthening process that gives it the unique properties which make it especially suited for use as a durable, scratch-resistant liquid crystal display (LCD) cover.  These benefits allow Corning customers to optimize their device design and fabrication efficiencies.

About Corning Incorporated

Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.