Corning

If there's one thing that needs to be antibacterial, it's the public touchscreen displays that everyone paws at with their filthy fingers. Well, help is on the way, in the form of a newly developed copper coating.

Gorilla Glass covers the displays of phones from Apple, Samsung​, LG and many more, and two years after the last refresh, Corning has just unveiled Gorilla Glass 6. Now more durable than ever, the new covering glass is able to survive up to 15 successive drops from a meter (39 inches) high.

With its Gorilla Glass already protecting the screens of many major smartphones, Corning has turned its sights to the wearables market with Gorilla Glass SR+.​​

A source of anxiety for many people is the fragility of their smartphone screens. For those who prefer their phone without screen protectors or a bulky protective case, Corning's Gorilla Glass has you covered. The latest version is designed to brush off falls onto hard surfaces from shoulder height.

Ford and Corning have integrated a lightweight hybrid windshield technology to improve performance and handling without compromising safety. The three-piece safety glass incorporates Corning's existing Gorilla Glass, and will be featured in the Ford GT supercar.

While it's nice to have a smartphone with glass that won't break when jabbed or flexed, what most of us really need is glass that can survive being dropped. Corning's just-announced Gorilla Glass 4 is claimed to excel at just that.

Using transparent sensors, the glass in your smartphone screen could soon be used to take your temperature, among many other possibilities.

Last July, Corning announced that germ-killing glass for mobile device screens could be less than two years away. Well, things are apparently progressing quickly. Yesterday, the company unveiled its Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass – although you can't buy a phone that features it quite yet.

Corning is developing germ-killing glass for use in mobile devices.

Corning Cable Systems LLC is unveiling its Optical Cable by Corning at the CES International in Las Vegas.